Year of publication 2016

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Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

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Pages 10p.

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Author Moore, J.,Wallin, H., Kuznesof, P.M.

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Meeting

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Steviol glycosides are a group of compounds naturally occurring in the plant Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni sharing a similar molecular structure where different sugar moieties are attached to the aglycone steviol (an ent-kaurene-type diterpene). They include any compound containing a steviol backbone conjugated to any number or combination of the principal sugar moieties in any of the orientations occurring in the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni including, glucose, rhamnose, xylose, fructose, an d deoxyglucose. Newly revised specification for Steviol Glycosides are divided into two monographs by source.

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Statutory body / Meeting title Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)

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Meeting symbol N/A

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Meeting Session Number Sess. 82

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Meeting date 2016

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Meeting location Rome, Italy

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Language English

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