STEVIA extracts have excellent solubility in a wide range of applications. STEVIA extracts are extremely heat, photo and pH stable under a wide range of processing conditions and have exhibited excellent shelf stability.
pH meaning “potential hydrogen,” is a measure of hydrogen in concentration and is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution or substance. When a solution or substance is alkaline or has alkalinity, it means it has the ability to neutralize acids. Alkalinity is expressed as a pH number, on a scale of 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral; neither acidic nor alkaline. A substance measuring a pH level between 7 and 14 is alkaline, and is called basic (or a base). The closer a substance is to pH 14, the more alkaline it is. [37]
Two of the main factors leading to cancer are an acidic pH and a lack of oxygen. We know that cancer needs an acidic and low oxygen environment to survive and flourish. If our pH level falls to 5.5 or below, our body simply cannot fight diseases as our pH is not properly balanced. [37]
STEVIA is, in fact, one of the high alkalizing sweeteners available that could help prevent cancer. [37] According to Dr. Ken Yasukawa in the 2002 issue of “Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin,” STEVIOL compounds and molecules derived from STEVIA leaves were tested for potential anti-cancer effects and the results were encouraging. The STEVIOL molecules successfully blocked the effects of 12-Otetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate or TPA in mice. TPA is a potent carcinogen capable of spurring cancer growth. By inhibiting the effect of TPA, extracted molecules from STEVIA might have an anti-cancer effect. [38]
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