Table 3.
Replacement of calories from sugar with stevia-based tabletop sweetener (test product containing steviol glycoside) in the daily diet and estimated daily intake of steviol glycosides (expressed as steviol).
| Group 1 | Group 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean amount of sugar a consumed (g/day) at baseline | 26.92 ± 8.05 | 26.50 ± 5.16 |
| Average amount of calories consumed from sugar (kcal/day) * | 107.67 | 106.00 |
| Average amount of test product b consumed (g/day) | 4.67 | 4.77 |
| Average amount of calories consumed from excipients c used in the test product (kcal/day) | 16.40 | 16.70 |
| Calorie deficit by replacing sugar with the test product (kcal/day) | 91.27 | 89.30 |
| EDI of steviol glycoside (active) from the test product (mg/day) | 168.17 | 178.30 |
| Mean weight of subjects at baseline (kg) | 70.29 ± 8.15 | 73.94 ± 7.03 |
| EDI of steviol glycoside (expressed as steviol) (mg/kg body weight/day) | 2.39 | 2.4 |
| ADI of steviol glycoside (expressed as steviol) (mg/kg body weight/day) d | 4 | 4 |
a Sugar refers to table sugar (sucrose). b Test product refers to the product containing steviol glycoside in both formats—powder concentrate and pellet. c Excipients refer to permitted carriers used in the test products, such as simple carbohydrates and sugar alcohols. d ADI of steviol glycoside (expressed as steviol) as given by JECFA. * Derived values from the mean observation. EDI: Estimated daily intake; ADI: Acceptable daily intake; JECFA: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.