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. 1980 May 15;36(5):519-20.
doi: 10.1007/BF01965774.

Intestinal degradation and absorption of the glycosidic sweeteners stevioside and rebaudioside A

R E Wingard Jr, J P Brown, F E Enderlin, J A Dale, R L Hale, C T Seitz

Intestinal degradation and absorption of the glycosidic sweeteners stevioside and rebaudioside A

R E Wingard Jr et al. Experientia. .

Abstract

Contrary to prior indications, the glycosidic sweeteners stevioside and rebaudioside A are degraded to the diterpenoid aglycone steviol by rat intestinal microflora in vitro. Additional studies with steviol-17-[14C] show almost total absorption from the rat lower bowel following intracecal administration.

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