Stevioside analogs

A steviol analogue compound having the structure ##STR16## where R is a member selected from the group consisting of 1-5 carbon alkyl terminal sulfonates, alkyl polysulfonates of the formulae --CH.sub.2 --CH--(SO.sub.3.sup.- M.sup.+).sub.2, --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --CH--(SO.sub.3.sup.- M.sup.+).sub.2, and --CH.sub.2 --CH--(SO.sub.3.sup.- M.sup.+)--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --SO.sub.3.sup.- M.sup.+, 1-5 carbon alkyl terminal carboxylates, an alkyl polycarboxylate of the formula --CH.sub.2 --COO.sup.- M.sup.+ --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --COO.sup.- M.sup.+, 1-5 carbon alkyl terminal phosphonates, polyhydroxyl alkyls of the formulae --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CH(OH)--CH(OH)--CH.sub.2 OH and --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --CH(OH)--CH.sub.2 OH wherein n is 1 or 2, 1-5 carbon alkyl primary amine salts of the formulae --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NH.sub.3.sup.+ N.sup.- wherein n is an integer from 1 to 5 inclusive, 1-5 carbon alkyl sulfonates and 1-5 carbon alkyl amino-carboxylates wherein M.sup.+ is a physiologically acceptable alkali metal or alkaline earth metal cation and X.sup.- is a physiologically acceptable anion.