date:Feb 20, 2014
characterization of key stevia enzymes.
In 2013, the Company screened a total of more than 50,000 stevia plants seeking to identify variants that would be valuable for commercial production of stevia sweeteners. Among these plants, Stevia First was able to identify a single plant that contained a natural gene mutation in an important region of a known stevia enzyme, thereby producing a very unique flavor profile.
As a result of this work, the Company is now growing stevia plants that could be