non-genetically modified stevia plant, seed, dry leaf, tissue culture or cultivated plant cell, methods for producing a stevia plant, an extract, rebaudioside c, a medicine, flavoring or food or beverage and for classifying a stevia plant , extract, and medicine, flavoring or food or drink.

摘要

It is an object of the present invention to provide a stevia plant having a high content of rebaudioside c. The present invention provides a high rebaudioside type C non-genetically modified stevia plant which has a higher rebaudioside c content than wild type stevia varieties, more specifically at least 20% more content. The present invention further provides: a method for producing a non-genetically modified high rebaudioside-type stevia plant and the like, and dried leaves obtained from such a plant.