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- About 150 species
- Brands: Sweet Leaf and Sugarleaf
- 300 times sweeter than sugar
- Used for centuries in Brazil
- Popular in Japan, China, South America
- Coca-Cola announced it would be producing beverages containing Rebiana, a Stevia product, regardless of lack of FDA approvalSlashfood: Coke Products Sweetened With Stevia? (December 19, 2008)
- Pepsi plans to release Stevia beverages to market pending FDA approvalSlashfood: Coke Products Sweetened With Stevia? (December 19, 2008)
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A genus of plant with around one hundred and fifty species, Stevia is native to Central and South America's tropical and subtropical areas.
Its increasing use as a sugar substitute, the species, Stevia rebaudiana, is grown for its sweet leaves. However, stevia is still controversial in the United States.
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Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Asterales
- Family: Asteraceae
- Tribe: Eupatorieae
- Genus: Stevia
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Stevia Questions
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Whats Swerve sweetener? Is it Stevia? 1 AnswerSwerve is a unique combination of ingredients, which have been part of the human diet for thousands of years, naturally occurring in a variety of fruits and veg... read more
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@RawFoodRepair what is Stevia? u listed this as an ingredient in a vegan Smoothie.
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Green Smoothie: Icewater, Spinach, Blueberries, Walnuts, Stevia. Great Vegan Healthy Treat!
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Baking This Holiday Season? Try Sweetening With Stevia | Apartment ... http://tinyurl.com/yankmtj
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Time for some Nutri boost choc drink,looks like a chocolate milkshake,has stevia instead of sugar, soy, green tea, fish oil, and chocolate!
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"Sucralose safe from 'Natural' trend." It's an artificial sweetener http://tinyurl.com/y9zsj5c Many energy drinks use it. ACT uses stevia.
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