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 STEVIA (NATURAL SWEETNER)
The family of extracts of the Stevia plant which are taken from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant. The extracts are known as Steviosides and Rebaudiosides depending on which part of the plant is isolated. These extracts are approximately 300 times sweeter than sugar unless diluted. Stevia sweeteners have been fully approved and widely used in Japan since 1970 in food products and soft drinks and for table-top use. As a result of the Health Freedom Act passed in September 1995 by Congress, Stevia leaves and the extract of Stevia leaves (Steviosides & Rebauiosides), are allowable for import and commerce in the United States of America, if they are explicitly labeled as a DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, or for use as a dietary ingredient of a dietary supplement. The FDA still has not approved this product for use as a food additive due to lack of costly testing in the United States and suspected lobbying pressure by chemical companies producing synthetic sugar substitutes.
Stevia is ideal for consumers who seek healthy natural foods, weight conscious individuals, those who suffer from blood sugar disorders, and the yeast intolerant (those with Candida albicans). Stevia is glucose and candida friendly, and has virtually no calories, carbohydrates, or fat.
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