Description
Stevia
Extract
Stevia is an herb in the
compositae family that grows as a small shrub in parts of Paraguay
and Brazil. The glycosides in its leaves make it incredibly sweet,
a property that is unique among the nearly **0 species of stevia
plants. Stevia has been used to sweeten beverages and medicines for
over **0 years. A scientist named Antonio Bertoni first recorded
its use by native tribes in ***7.
Stevia is now grown and harvested
in many countries around the world, predominantly China and Brazil.
It has also been vastly popular in Japan for more than three
decades, now representing *1% of that country's sugar substitute
market. Stevia is also found as an ingredient in many products,
such as ice cream, bread and soft drinks, throughout Asia and South
America.
Stevia Extract In The Raw gets its
delicious, natural sweetness from Rebiana (aka Reb-A)-an extract
from the Stevia plant. This extract is the sweetest part of the
plant and has recently been isolated to provide pure sweetening
power without the licorice-like aftertaste that many of our
predecessors exhibited. All you get is the sweet flavor without any
calories.
Stevia Extract is a perfect
natural zero calorie sweetener for your coffee, tea, cereal,
yogurt, and much more.
