%0 Journal Article
%T Comparison of Chemical and Functional Properties of <i>Stevia rebaudiana</i> (Bertoni) Varieties Cultivated in Mexican Southeast
%A Maira Segura-Campos
%A Enrique Barbosa-Mart¨ªn
%A ¨¢ngel Matus-Basto
%A Diana Cabrera-Amaro
%A Mar¨ªa Murgu¨ªa-Olmedo
%A Yolanda Moguel-Ordo£¿ez
%A David Betancur-Ancona
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 286-293
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2014.53039
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The leaf powders from two varieties of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Stevia rebaudiana</span></i></span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">(Bertoni) cultivated in Yucatan, Mexico were analyzed for their proximate
composition, dietary fiber composition and functional properties. The leaf
powders</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">were a good source of carbohydrates
(64.06%</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">67.98%), protein</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">(12.11%</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">15.05%), and
crudefiber (5.92%</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">9.52%). Total
dietary fiber content in the </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">S.
rebaudiana</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> leaf powders were 28.61 (Morita II) and 29.12 (Criolla) g/100g
sample, with most of this content represented by insoluble dietary fiber 87.79%
(Morita II) and 70.02% (Criolla). Neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent
fiber (ADF) and acid detergent lignin (ADL) were higher in Criol</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">la (19.29%, 17.77%, 8.98%) than Morita II variety (18.11%, 14.16%,
2.28%). Hemicellulose and cellulose were higher in Morita II (3</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">.</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">96%, 11.78%) than criolla variety (1.51%, 8.79%). Functional properties
of leaf powder from Morita II and Criolla were, water-holding capacity (2.87</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">4.07 g/g sample), oil-holding capacity
(6.49</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">6.79 g/g sample),
water-absorption capacity (3.41</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">3.44 g/g sample),
water-adsorption capacity (0.25</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-US\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"
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%K i&gt
%K Stevia rebaudiana&lt
%K /i&gt
%K (Bertoni)
%K Physico-Chemical Properties
%K Dietary Fiber
%K Functional Properties
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=42527