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Beverages | Stevia provides a moderately sweet taste, compared to sugar. Conventional stevia sweeteners cannot replace more than 20-30% of sugar. However Chrysanta® series of stevia sweeteners can replace as much as 50-80% of sugar, depending on the grade, at no cost to its natural sweetness or flavor. | Ices | Stevia sweeteners do not make ices sticky. Since they reduce the amounts of sugar in ices, they inhibit the decrease in freezing point so that they help prevent the deformation of ices and reduce the cost of freezing. | Chewing gums and candies | Stevia sweeteners provide manufacturing of sugarless and low-calorific chewing gums and candies if combined in use with sugar alcohols, such as xylitol, erythritol, and maltitol. | Canned fruits and fruit jellies | Since amounts of sugar in canned fruits and fruit jellies can be reduced by the use of a stevia sweetener, a light sensation can be increased at no cost to flavor and taste of fruits. Since stevia sweeteners agree with acids, they do much to reduce the calorific values of canned fruits and fruit jellies. | Marron glaces | Since stevia sweeteners reduce the amounts of sugar in marron glaces, browning and Mailard's reaction are inhibited so that marron glaces are finished in a bright color. Marron glaces are less sticky if much sugar is replaced with a stevia sweetener. |
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