PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stevia sweetener with which sweetness ameliorated in aftertaste and/or bitterness, and also full-bodied sweetness similar to that of sugar are simultaneously imparted to food and drink.SOLUTION: The stevia sweetener includes Rubusoside, Dulcoside-A, steviobioside, Stevioside, Rebaudioside-C, Rebaudioside-B and Rebaudioside-A. The stevia sweetener has a stevioside content of 25-55% and a Rebaudioside-A content of 25-55%, so as to simultaneously impart the sweetness ameliorated in aftertaste and/or bitterness, and also the full-bodied sweetness similar to that of sugar, to food and drink.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】 本発明では、後引きや苦味を改善した甘味と同時に、砂糖に類似したコクのある甘味も同時に付与するステビア甘味料を提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】 Rubusoside、Dulcoside-A、steviobioside、Stevioside、Rebaudioside-C、Rebaudioside-B、Rebaudioside-Aを含有するステビア甘味料において、Steviosideの含有量が25~55%、且つRebaudioside-Aの含有量が25~55%とすることで、後引きや苦味を改善した甘味と同時に、砂糖に類似したコクのある甘味も同時に付与するステビア甘味料を得ことができる。【選択図】 なし
