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Aditya Dwi Permana Putra
Research Center for Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Traditional Medicine, Research Organization for Health, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bogor, 16911
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Stigmasterol Degradation Kinetics and Organoleptic Alterations in Stored Stevia Simplicia (Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni) Devi Safrina; Sofa Farida; Aditya Dwi Permana Putra; Rizal Maarif Rukmana; Muhammad Bakti Samsu Adi; Rantika Silfarohana
agriTECH Vol 46, No 3 (2026)
Publisher : Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22146/agritech.116976

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Stevia rebaudiana is a natural sweetener that is increasingly valued for its bioactive compounds, particularly stigmasterol, which exhibits potent antioxidant and anti-inflamatory properties. This study aimed to evaluate the kinetics of stigmasterol degradation, moisture content, instrumental color changes, and organoleptic alterations in stevia simplicia stored over 35 months. Stigmasterol content was quantified using Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) densitometry, moisture content was determined gravimetrically, and quality stability was assessed through instrumental colorimetric analysis and organoleptic evaluation (odor and flavor). The results showed that stigmasterol content decreased significantly from 7.30% at month 0 to below 4.00% within the first 12 months, eventually reaching approximately 1.30% at month 35 adhering to a first-order kinetic model. Conversely, moisture content increased steadily following zero-order kinetics (R² = 0.9184; k = 0.1715). Instrumental color analysis demonstrated a marked decrease in green-color intensity (µG) from 89.48 to 48.94, which coincided with a noticeable decline in organoleptic quality (odor and flavor). Overall, moisture accumulation during storage was strongly associated with accelerated stigmasterol degradation and sensory deterioration, emphasizing the critical need for moisture-retentive storage conditions to maintain the quality of stevia simplicia.
Co-Authors Devi Safrina Muhammad Bakti Samsu Adi Rantika Silfarohana Rizal Maarif Rukmana Sofa Farida