HealthAugust 29, 2026

steviol

STEE-vee-ol

Definition

A chemical compound belonging to the diterpene class, which serves as the core molecular structure for the sweet-tasting glycosides found in the Stevia rebaudiana plant.

Etymology

Derived from the genus name 'Stevia'—which honors the Spanish botanist Petrus Jacobus Stevus—combined with the suffix '-ol,' denoting its chemical classification as an alcohol.

In the news

The article identifies steviol glycosides as the specific sweet-tasting compounds extracted from the Stevia rebaudiana plant used to sweeten some of the beverages tested in the study.

Brain scans reveal how artificial sweeteners affect our reward circuits differently than sugar

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