[Latin Name] Stevia rebaudiana

[Plant Source]from China

[Specifications] 1.Stevia Extract Powder (Steviosides)

Total Steviol Glycosides 80%, 90%, 95%

2. Rebaudioside-A

Rebaudioside-A 40%, 60%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 98%

3. Stevioside 90%

One monomer in Steviol Glycosides

[Appearance] Fine white powder

Plant Part Used:Leaf

[Particle size] 80 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

Stevia Extract

[Characteristics]

Stevia sugar features high sweetness and low calorie and its sweetness is 200 350  times of that  of cane sugar but its calorie is only 1/300 of that of cane sugar.

The component of stevia extract that gives it its sweetness is a mixture of various steviol glycosides. The components of sweetness in stevia leaves are stevioside, rebaudioside A, C, D, E and dulcoside A. Rebaudioside C, D, E and dulcoside A are small in quantity. The principal components are stevioside and rebaudioside A.

The quality of stevioside and rebaudiosideA is better than those of other components, which are commercially extracted and used in various applications.

The steviol glycosides present in stevia extract are referred to as “steviosides” or ¡°stevia extract¡±. Among these “steviosides”, the most common is Stevioside followed by RebaudiosideA. The Stevioside has a slight and pleasant herbal taste and the Rebaudioside-A has no herbal taste.

Although Rebaudioside C and dulcoside A are small in quantity in stevia extract, they are the major components giving bitter aftertaste.

[Function]

A large number of pharmaceutical tests have proved that stevia sugar has no side effects, carcinogens, and is safe for eating.

Compared with cane sugar, it can save 70% of the cost. With pure white color, pleasing taste and no peculiar smell, Stevia sugar is a new sugar source with broad perspective for development. Stevia rebaudianum sugar is the natural low hotsweet agent mostly similar to the flavor of cane sugar, approved to be used by State Ministry of Health and Ministry of Light Industry.

It is the third natural succedaneum of cane sugar and beet sugar with development and health care value, extracted from the leaves of the herbal vegetable of the composite family-stevia rebaudianum.

This is one of the delicious vegetarian and vegan dish you will ever eat. This is a Middle Eastern dish. I adapted it from Najatskitchen but I made some adjustments and additions to her recipe and made it my own way I really thank her for this amazing dish.

Ingredients

1 cup fine brughul washed and drained
1/2 cup semolina
1/4 cup grated onion
1/4 tsp salt or to taste
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp white or black black pepper
1/2 tsp marjoram
1 cup pumpkin purée

Add all the ingredients together and mix well then knead the dough as you would knead any bread dough. If the dough is stiff just add a little of water like 1/8 cup. The fought should be soft.

The filling :

1 cup chopped onion
2 cups chopped Swiss chard stem part or leave part or all together ( I had only stem )
1/2-3/4 cup cooked chickpeas ( I used the can one). Remove the skin.
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped flat parsley
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2-1 tsp 7 spices
1-2 tbsp sumac
Salt to taste. Be careful not to add a lot because smuc contains salt too.

Steps:

1-Heat about 3 tbsp oil in a medium pan and over a medium heat, add onion and cook a little then add chopped Swiss chard and cook for a few more minutes or until the onion and Swiss chard are soft.
2-Add chickpeas, parsley and walnuts and cook for a couple of minutes.
3-Add black pepper and 7 spices and cook for one minutes then add sumac and mix well. Check for the salt then turn the heat off.

How to make the kubeh/ kuba

1-Brush a small baking pan about 5×7 inch.
With generous amount of vegetable oil or any oil.
2-Open and level half of the dough amount as first layer.
3-Distribute the filling equally on top of the first layer of the dough then drizzle a little of olive oil or any oil on top.
4-Open and level the second amount of the dough on top of the filling.
5-Brush the top with generous amount of vegetable oil or olive oil or any oil you like.
6-Cut into any shape you like. I top the squares with pumpkin seeds.
7-Bake at 400 F for about 45 minutes or until it is brown from the side and top.

Enjoy

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