摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a stevia sweetener capable of providing a better sweetness by use thereof together with a sugar alcohol including erythritol by improving the after taste of bitterness and sweetness of a conventional stevia sweetener. SOLUTION: This stevia sweetener consists essentially of an α-glucosylated stevia extract and has the total amount of α-glucosyl rebaudioside A of >=90% (weight ratio) based on the total amount of α-glucosylsteviol glycosides and the total amount of α-monoglucosyl rebaudioside A and α-diglucosyl rebaudioside A of >=50% (weight ratio) based on the total amount of the α-glucosylsteviol glycosides. |