甜叶菊甙为菊科植物甜叶的菊叶或蔷薇科植物甜菜叶，具有降糖、强壮、降血压、甜味剂等作用。
美国全国癌症研究会在其网站上指出，甜叶菊甙的主要化学成分在实验室可以被转化为能改变基因的物质，而要确定这种甜味剂能否导致癌症还需进一步研究。
The US National Cancer Institute says on its website that the main chemical in stevioside can be converted in a laboratory into a substance that alters genes.
甜菊糖苷是从甜菊叶中提取的新型甜味剂，甜菊叶中甜菊糖苷主要含甜菊苷和莱鲍迪甙A两种成分。
Stevioside is a novel sweeter which is extracted from stevia leaves, and the stevioside in the stevia leaves mainly comprises two components of stevioside and rebaudioside A.
甜叶菊（Steviarebaudiana，蜂蜜药草）是甜菊糖甙的一种天然甜味剂。
Stevia (Steviarebaudiana, honey herb) is a source of stevioside that is a natural sweetener.
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