Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from
the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana. Stevia comes from South America. There are more than 200 species of
stevia. This species comes
from Paraguay. It is used mainly as the sweetener,
antiseptic in medicine, in the cosmetics industry, and as the spice. In the
early 1970s, sweeteners such as cyclamate and saccharin were gradually
decreased or removed from Coca-Cola. Stevia is a valuable source of minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, manganese,
zinc, cobalt, silicon, chromium, iron
and selenium as well as vitamins such as vitamin C and a variety of B vitamins. Also it consists of valuable vegetable protein and fatty substances. This plant can be grown from
seed or from cuttings. In our
climate stevia won’t survive
the winter outdoors. Natural
sweetener, marked with number E960.
http://www.livescience.com/39601-stevia-facts-safety.html
Why is stevia
better than sugar?
- 60 - 100 times sweeter than refined sugar
- natural herb
- with a low glycemic index, without calories
- tastiest of available sweeteners
- non-toxic
http://realfoodforlife.com/stevia/
Stevia has been widely used to:
- feed diabetics
- the dietary treatment of people who want to reduce excess weight
- feed patients with high blood pressure
- prevent caries
- help patients with phenylketonuria
- help in the treatment of infections
I think stevia is good for us, because it is natural herb without sugar, it is healthy for our organism, without chemistry. It should be used regularly. Stevia is more expensive than sugar but more efficient. I think that everyone should try stevia, because it hasn’t got calories. Personally, I do not use stevia, but I’m going to start.
Questions:
- Have you ever eaten it?
- Is it a good idea to change sugar for stevia?
