Is this more concentrated than Stevia in the Raw? Or is it the same, roughly? Just wondering how equal to sugar it is, cup for cup, or smaller ratios
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Kal Pure Stevia comes with a tiny spoon - 1/32 of a teaspoon. I measured 4 of these spoons into a 1/8 teaspoon measure. It really is pure Stevia, no fillers. I started with sweetening my coffee and found that I couldn't do this accurately as just a few grains extra made a huge difference and it was absolutely impossible for me to be that accurate. I found with everything I tried it was really hit and miss because of the tiny quantity one has to use. I am now back to Stevia in the Raw, where I know I can put 1 teaspoonful into my coffee every time. I am using the Pure Stevia for my daily smoothies, where a slight bit more sweetness won't matter, just until it's done. Hope this helps! Kal Pure Stevia comes with a tiny spoon - 1/32 of a teaspoon. I measured 4 of these spoons into a 1/8 teaspoon measure. It really is pure Stevia, no fillers. I started with sweetening my coffee and found that I couldn't do this accurately as just a few grains extra made a huge difference and it was absolutely impossible for me to be that accurate. I found with everything I tried it was really hit and miss because of the tiny quantity one has to use. I am now back to Stevia in the Raw, where I know I can put 1 teaspoonful into my coffee every time. I am using the Pure Stevia for my daily... » Read More Kal Pure Stevia comes with a tiny spoon - 1/32 of a teaspoon. I measured 4 of these spoons into a 1/8 teaspoon measure. It really is pure Stevia, no fillers. I started with sweetening my coffee and found that I couldn't do this accurately as just a few grains extra made a huge difference and it was absolutely impossible for me to be that accurate. I found with everything I tried it was really hit and miss because of the tiny quantity one has to use. I am now back to Stevia in the Raw, where I know I can put 1 teaspoonful into my coffee every time. I am using the Pure Stevia for my daily smoothies, where a slight bit more sweetness won't matter, just until it's done. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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It's more raw. But I would stay clear of this brand and the seller I mentioned. Shady sales tactics and questionable quality.
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I'm not familiar with Stevia in the Raw, but a tiny amount, about 1/32 of a teaspoon is as sweet as 2 teaspoons of sugar. I hope this helps!
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What Tman said covers it. There are no other ingredients. The 90% is a rating of the strength or concentration of the stevia extract. In other words, it's pure stevia.
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This is a good question. Sugar has a glue like quality in baking. I have used it in bakin and it kind of worked, but didn't get the same texture. Regarding the taste: if you like the stevia flavor, you will like it cooked. If you don't, you will not. I use stevia for cranbery sauce and love it for example. If this is your first time working with stevia, try the flavor in a coffe first. I hope this helps. Oh, but this is the sweetest stevis out there. Very good quality. You will only need a tiny bit.
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I have NOT used this "Mood & Mind" brand. I use the "Better Stevia" brand, and the container I have says one serving (equivalent of 1 teaspoon of table sugar) of this stevia extract powder is 1 level scoop (46 mg). I filled a level 1/4 teaspoon measure with 8 level scoops, so this brand is very concentrated. My 1-oz container has 622 servings. Check for the size and number of servings for whichever brand you are considering because some brands include fillers or may use a less-sweet variety of Stevia, thus requiring a larger amount. As this is a natural product, the degree of "sweetness" may vary from batch to batch, so I'd be cautious about buying a huge bag (1 lb or more). I have NOT used this "Mood & Mind" brand. I use the "Better Stevia" brand, and the container I have says one serving (equivalent of 1 teaspoon of table sugar) of this stevia extract powder is 1 level scoop (46 mg). I filled a level 1/4 teaspoon measure with 8 level scoops, so this brand is very concentrated. My 1-oz container has 622 servings. Check for the size and number of servings for whichever brand you are considering because some brands include fillers or may use a less-sweet variety of Stevia, thus requiring a larger amount. As this is a natural product, the... » Read More I have NOT used this "Mood & Mind" brand. I use the "Better Stevia" brand, and the container I have says one serving (equivalent of 1 teaspoon of table sugar) of this stevia extract powder is 1 level scoop (46 mg). I filled a level 1/4 teaspoon measure with 8 level scoops, so this brand is very concentrated. My 1-oz container has 622 servings. Check for the size and number of servings for whichever brand you are considering because some brands include fillers or may use a less-sweet variety of Stevia, thus requiring a larger amount. As this is a natural product, the degree of "sweetness" may vary from batch to batch, so I'd be cautious about buying a huge bag (1 lb or more). « Show Less
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I use the serving scoop level (not even a tad above) in the Kal Stevia as equal to a 1 tsp. I haven't used sugar in my large hot cup of tea with lemon for years, but I use 2 level scoops of Kal Stevia and it's perfect, I don't like my tea too sweet.
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The only bad thing about stevia is the sugar alcohols most companies add to it during processing! All the ones sold in chain stores like Walmart are full of sugar alcohols, which may be calorie free, BUT have a glycemic load of like 150! Now if you grow it yourself and learn the different ways to extract the sweetness without using things like glycerin (sugar) then its great, because by itself the glycemic load is a big fat 0 ZERO!!! It is really hard to find good quality stevia, with no bad after taste (that comes from heat extraction) and no sugar alcohols. I'm hopping this one is different!
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No I do not know, but what I do know is that it is not what is claims to be, which is 100% pure. Having tasted pure Stevia, this is a poor imitation. It has fillers in it, but just what they are is unknown.
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As someone said, it's pure Stevia. It's the best tasting Stevia product I've had. Try it - you'll love it!
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EXACTLY! This is Dextrose In The Raw. Using up-to 10% stevia does NOT make it stevia in the raw. Rather, this company uses it's marketing to LIE to the public about it's product which is at least 90% DEXTROSE a cheap sweetener -but they charge you BIG don't they? YES this is an expensive rip-off using an ingredient that is barely in the product you are consuming.
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The powder in the jars is pure. The powder in the packets is not. The amount of pure stevia needed to sweeten one serving of a beverage is so tiny that if they put that in a packet, it would seem the packet is empty. So they cut it in with other ingredients whenever you buy stevia in packets.The exact ingredient description on the 1 lb. plastic jar I bought: "Certified Organic Stevia Extract Powder (Stevia rebaudiana) (Leaf)."Nothing else.
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I used it with making some coconut flour pancakes, this is so much more concentrated than splenda, no joke in my coffee a tiny few sprinkles will do easy, where now if I switch back to splenda like 6 teaspoons is still not as sweet. I can say this the smallest pouch lasts me 2 months using it in my coffee which is daily 1 to 3 cups. You might have to put say in your mixture and taste test it for sweetness to your liking.
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I was wondering the same thing... I always make an effort to take in as littl sugar as possible and this product is very sweet tasting. I loved it but i didnt buy it again because it is a mystery as to how much sugar i am consuming.... i even looked online and at the website; found ZERO info.
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The "serving size" is 1/3 tsp (or 1 g), but it is so concentrated that I don't usually even use that for a cup of tea. The company's website offers recipes (http://www.stevitastevia.com/recipe.php) with suggestions for how much of each of their stevia products to use.
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I do not know if it is Organic, but here is your conversion table.1 cup of sugar = 1 teaspoon Stevia powdered extract1 tablespoon of sugar = 1/4 teaspoon Stevia powdered extract1 teaspoon of sugar = 1/16 teaspoon (yes 1/16th)(a tiny measuring device came with my first stevia bottle purchase, this is what I use.) Quoted from The Stevia Cookbook 1999 Ray Sahelian, MD and Donna Gates
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ERYTHRITOL IS THE PRIMARY INGREDIENT in this sweetener, not stevia. Erythritol is listed before the other ingredient, stevia rebaudiana, which means there's more erythritol than stevia in this sweetener.MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE [cleverly written] LABEL - it says "we use only stevia extract with at least 95% pure glycosides" - get that? That means that the stevia extract - the SECONDARY ingredient in this product - contains at least 95% steviol glycoside. IT DOES NOT MEAN that 95% is stevia and the rest is erythritol ... far from it. If the actual amounts of erythritol and stevia were openly disclosed on the label, they'd never sell much of it. ERYTHRITOL IS THE PRIMARY INGREDIENT in this sweetener, not stevia. Erythritol is listed before the other ingredient, stevia rebaudiana, which means there's more erythritol than stevia in this sweetener.MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE [cleverly written] LABEL - it says "we use only stevia extract with at least 95% pure glycosides" - get that? That means that the stevia extract - the SECONDARY ingredient in this product - contains at least 95% steviol glycoside. IT DOES NOT MEAN that 95% is stevia and the rest is erythritol ... far from it. If the actual amounts of... » Read More ERYTHRITOL IS THE PRIMARY INGREDIENT in this sweetener, not stevia. Erythritol is listed before the other ingredient, stevia rebaudiana, which means there's more erythritol than stevia in this sweetener.MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE [cleverly written] LABEL - it says "we use only stevia extract with at least 95% pure glycosides" - get that? That means that the stevia extract - the SECONDARY ingredient in this product - contains at least 95% steviol glycoside. IT DOES NOT MEAN that 95% is stevia and the rest is erythritol ... far from it. If the actual amounts of erythritol and stevia were openly disclosed on the label, they'd never sell much of it. « Show Less
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What I've found is that that information is proprietary and they don't want to give it out. The nutrition information only lists the 4g "sugar alcohols" (i.e. erythritol) per serving size, but not how much luo han. When I was mixing my own stevia-erythritol blend, I found that a 1 : 250-300g ratio will make it taste something like this, where the stevia isn't too strong with the aftertaste (Truvia for instance uses too much stevia and it still has the aftertaste). So for 10g of erythritol to sweeten a cup of tea or something, you would add about .03 g (or 30mg) of stevia, or a single 45mg scoop that comes in some stevia jars would be good. So the luo han should be similar; perhaps with a lesser ratio since it doesn't have quite as bitter a taste.
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Use Splenda for a while, and imagine it in a much much much smaller quantity to get the same sweet, without as much aftertaste because there are no other fillers, additives or things like that. Like any other sugar substitute, it's all about moderation, if you use too much it may get sweeter, but there is a point where it tastes "wrong' so to speak.