Steviol Glycosides: Cultivation, Processing, Analysis and Applications in Food
CHAPTER 10: Sensory Effects of Steviol Glycosides: Taste Perception and Beyond
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Published:25 Oct 2018
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Special Collection: 2018 ebook collection
Koenraad Philippaert, Caroline Wuyts, Caroline Simoens, Rudi Vennekens, 2018. "Sensory Effects of Steviol Glycosides: Taste Perception and Beyond", Steviol Glycosides: Cultivation, Processing, Analysis and Applications in Food, Ursula Wölwer-Rieck
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Steviol glycosides are found in the leaves of a scrub plant native to the sub-tropical regions of South America, Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni sp. Reports show that the biosynthesis and accumulation of steviol glycosides also occurs in two other plants: the Chinese blackberry Rubus suavissimus S.K. Lee, also known as Chinese sweet leaf and the Japanese Angelica Keiskei Koidz, or aka. Tomorrow's Leaf.1–5 S. rebaudiana produces several steviol glycosides, of which stevioside and rebaudioside A are the most abundant.6 They are based on a common diterpene aglycone core structure, steviol and are (poly)glycosylated on C13 or C19 with a variety of glucose moieties. The physiological pathway involved in the signal transduction of these molecules has only recently been identified. In this chapter, we aim to give an overview how steviol glycosides evoke their physiological effects.