New sugar substitutes in the pipeline. (Univ of Illinois College of Pharmacy is developing substitutes derived from tropical vine Abrus precatorius, commonly known as rosary pea)(Brief Article)

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: April 1, 1996 | Copyright information

Sweeter than sugar, naturally derived, and "bake-able"--what more could you ask for in a sugar substitute? Douglas Kinghorn, associate director of the University of Illinois in Chicago College of Pharmacy, is working to bring a family of these sweet natural products to market.

The compounds come from the weedy vine Abrus precatorius, commonly known as the rosary pea, which grows in tropical regions worldwide. In Indonesia, the vine's leaves are used to sweeten a chewed stimu...

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