The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019)

Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by yesbut on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @01:45AM (#31566449)

I don't think monk fruit and stevia are considered artificial sweeteners. I think they fall under the "alternative (to sugar)" sweeteners category. As opposed to artificial sweeteners like saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, etc.

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Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by throwaway290 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @03:07AM (#31566862)

Yes, sugar and stevia are equally artificial. Both are extracted from a plant with some industrial processing.

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Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by patall on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @08:14AM (#31568647)

I think, patent is talking about stevia the plant, whose leaves are quite sweet with a licorice taste when eaten raw or dried. When powdered, you can use those to sweeten i.e tea. You are talking about steviol glycosides that can be extracted, like sugar, from that same plant.

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Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by throwaway290 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @08:49AM (#31568894)

No. What I mean is that processing of stevia plant to obtain sweetener powder is conceptually the same as processing of plants to obtain sugar powder. So either both are artificial, or neither are. FWIW I wouldn't call either artificial.

I'm not talking about synthetic stevia as I haven't encountered such.

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Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by ekianjo on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @07:58AM (#31568530)

Artificial usually refers to synthetic

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Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by throwaway290 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @08:45AM (#31568865)

Then neither is. So, equally.

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