plant-based natural sweeteners, or sugar alcohols. The goal is to have sweet-tasting foods with fewer calories and a reduced impact on blood sugar levels. One popular alternative is stevia. This plant ...
Stevia is a sugar alternative that comes from a plant called Stevia rebaudiana that produces sweet steviol glycosides. As a natural plant source, stevia is neither an artificial sweetener nor a sugar.
In two years stevia, a plant used for centuries by Paraguay' s Guarani Indians, has shot to prominence in products by Coca-Cola, Danone and Merisant, the maker of tabletop sweetener Canderel.
So we wanted to do our own test, to confirm the findings in saccharin, but also test another, newer sweeteners, said to be more ‘natural’ as it is derived from a plant: Stevia. We recruited 15 ...
no-calorie sweetener stevia. The new product features a striking green label and is packaged in the award-winning PlantBottle. This is made with 30% plant material and is fully recyclable.
"However, unlike many other sweeteners, thaumatin is a natural compound derived from plants and not a synthetic sugar substitute, and is recognized as a generally safe substance." Veronika Somoza ...