Stevia, Ka'a He'e, wild sweet herb from South America - An overview

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 746-750

  Giuffre L ^a   Romaniuk, R ^a   Ciarlo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Properties; Stevia; Steviosides; Uses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886573436     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v25i10.16405     Document Type: Review

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