Phytochemical and Pharmacological Importance of Stevia: A Calorie-Free Natural Sweetener

Sugar Tech

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 227-234

  Singh, D P ^a   Kumari, Meenakshi ^a   Prakash, H G ^a   Rao, G P ^b   Solomon, S ^a  

^a C S AZAD UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Pharmaceutical properties; Stevia; Stevia rebaudiana; Stevioside

Indexed keywords

EID: 85060754418     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: 09740740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12355-019-00704-1     Document Type: Review

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