date:Aug 15, 2012
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Stevia has GRAS (GenerallyRecognizedAs Safe) status in the US, and can already been used in baked good there.
Method
The researchers in the present study compared several fibres to reach the optimium Reb A muffin as assessed by chemical, colour and texture analysis.
A combination of inulin or polydextrose with rebaudioside A results was found to produce results closest to a regular sugar muffin.
The use of wheat bran or apple fibre as bulk replacer was also seen to offset crumb colour