How we scored it
CosIng defines this as a whole-plant extract; botanical extract convention = 1.0. The listed formula/MW likely reflects an isolated marker steviol glycoside rather than the extract itself; description trusted per instructions.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Extracted from the whole plant of Stevia rebaudiana. No synthetic route; the formula shown is most likely a characteristic steviol glycoside marker, not the bulk extract.
In plain English
A sweet-tasting extract from the stevia plant, used as a flavouring. Made by extracting the plant's leaves, which naturally contain sweet steviol glycosides.
CosIng definition: Stevia Rebaudiana Extract is the extract of the whole plant of the Stevia rebaudiana, Asteraceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2STEVIA REBAUDIANA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3STEVIA REBAUDIANA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=STEVIA%20REBAUDIANA%20EXTRACT