I read that any stevia other then using it green is no better then the artificial sweetners out there, any1 know about this?
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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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A registered dietician who teaches paleo cooking classes at the Natural Grocers chain (for free) did not say stevia was bad only that it encourages your craving for sweets. In her opinion it is best to not have sweet cravings. I didn't specifically ask if stevia is good or bad in any particularly form. My ND encouraged me to replace sugar and artificial sweetener usage with stevia. It would be hard to give up vanilla stevia in my black tea with Half & Half.
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it may be true, sounds true, but i like the sweetleaf flavors and it is better than eating bad food maybe i can try preparing the green stevia and adding the flavors for baking. sometimes choices are good better best
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Per the website from Dr Mercola listed here. "Two of the best sugar substitutes are from the plant kingdom: Stevia and Lo Han Guo (also spelled Luo Han Kuo). Stevia, a highly sweet herb derived from the leaf of the South American stevia plant, is sold as a supplement. It's completely safe in its natural form and can be used to sweeten most dishes and drinks..."I love this Stevia with Vanilla - I have the regular Stevia but it just doesn't taste as good when I want to add sweet to tea, plain yogurt, fruit, etc. I am ordering 2 bottles because I don't want to run out.
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In my opinion, Sweet Leaf brand stevia products are in the minority when it comes to 100% pure without added ingredients. In fact, it's the only one I have found and the only one I use. I have stevia plants growing in the garden now so I will see what I can do with the leaves later to make my own home recipe.
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This is absolutely correct. Read this great article by Dr. Mercola on the topic >>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/10/07/sugar-substitutes.aspx
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It uses Sucralose and Stevia Extract. I'm not a fan of artificial sweeteners but have gotten used to the taste. If you add a touch of cranberry juice it totally masks the flavor.
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The Stevia Glycerite has no alcohol and no bitter after taste like most sweeteners though a few have reported very slight taste but not enough to dump it. To me the Better Stevia has a strong bitter taste whether it's used in tea and or coffee. In fact to me it's the same as using the pink, blue and yellow envelopes. I gave the Better Stevia and all the other brands I tried (powder & liquid) away. The Glycerite I bought came with a dropper and it only took 1 or 2 tries to get control of it's use. I was told that the Glycerite also comes flavored, one of which is raspberry but I haven't found it online yet. I'd like to see if I can get good raspberry iced tea flavor without it being too sweet. The Stevia Glycerite has no alcohol and no bitter after taste like most sweeteners though a few have reported very slight taste but not enough to dump it. To me the Better Stevia has a strong bitter taste whether it's used in tea and or coffee. In fact to me it's the same as using the pink, blue and yellow envelopes. I gave the Better Stevia and all the other brands I tried (powder & liquid) away. The Glycerite I bought came with a dropper and it only took 1 or 2 tries to get control of it's use. I was told that the Glycerite also comes flavored, one of which is raspberry but I... » Read More The Stevia Glycerite has no alcohol and no bitter after taste like most sweeteners though a few have reported very slight taste but not enough to dump it. To me the Better Stevia has a strong bitter taste whether it's used in tea and or coffee. In fact to me it's the same as using the pink, blue and yellow envelopes. I gave the Better Stevia and all the other brands I tried (powder & liquid) away. The Glycerite I bought came with a dropper and it only took 1 or 2 tries to get control of it's use. I was told that the Glycerite also comes flavored, one of which is raspberry but I haven't found it online yet. I'd like to see if I can get good raspberry iced tea flavor without it being too sweet. « Show Less
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dear constance and amazon: thank you for contacting us about the now foods, certified organic stevia extract 8oz., non-bitter stevia (meaning that in the past there was a little bit of a bitter after taste, currently non-bitter is not displayed on the label anymore) was the previous version of what is now called "better stevia which is a better and improved certified organic formula. we are glad to help, you may also get your technical questions answerd by calling the manufacturer "now foods" at 1(888)669-3663, press #5 and live help will be at your service. we hope to hear from you in near future. best regards esbca team
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Think it's the most cost effective. Ever since Stevia was brought to public attention, numerous companies have jumped into the market and have added all kind of unnecessary ingredients into their products. This product only adds inulin, which is fine. If you find other products that are less expensive but have ingredients other than Stevia and inulin, I'd recommend you don't buy it. Hope this helps.
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no....no bad artificial sweetners in this! Tastes wonderful! Even mixing with water. :)
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You're welcome! Let me know if there's a different kind of stevia you are looking for. I have access to a lot more stevias than what I currently have in my store.
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If you go to the manufacturer's website (stevitastevia.com) there is a link at the bottom of the page to get help. I'm sure they will be glad to answer any questions you might have. They seem to be very conscientious and transparent about their products. I like their Simply-Stevia product because it is one of the very few stevia products that has no added ingredients. Once you get used to the TINY amount required to sweeten things, it works very well, and the small container is quite portable. For baking, the spoonable is probably more suitable.
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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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not quite as sweet and doesn't dissolve as well in water. But probably healthier. See info re artificial sweeteners at www.nutritionfacts.org.
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Stevia is NOT an artificial sweetener! It's a little strong tasting, but it's NOT artificial!!
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In a hour as I am not home right now so stay tun. I will tell you this however, it is sugarless. As you know it is sweetened with stevia and by far stevia is the best sugarless sweetener I have ever tasted!
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I can taste the stevia in it. I don't like the taste, either. I'm drinking it right now. I added PB2 to try and hide the stevia flavor, but it isn't working! Stevia may be all natural, but as far as I'm concerned it tastes just as nasty as artificial sweeteners!
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Hi everyone, This is Jeff from Integrated Sports Nutrition. We formulated and produce Red Leaf Pre-Workout Energizer. The supplement facts panels for dietary supplements are a little different than for regular food products. Sorry for any confusion. There is 0 grams sugar and 0 carbs. To be super precise, there is a trace amount of carbs from the natural lime flavoring, but it rounds down to 0 (per FDA labeling guidelines). The sweetness comes from the combo of natural flavoring and the sweetener - which is sucralose. Sucralose is the same thing as Splenda (the yellow packets you see at Starbucks). But we use very little of that, less than the equivalent of 1/5 a pack of Splenda. It's the combo of these various ingredients that makes the product taste sweet - even though it has 0 sugar. It was a painstaking flavoring process that took over 1 year to get right. It's because anything with any green tea or caffeine in it is nasty. So covering that up without using a ton of flavoring and sweetener is a bear. But we did it, using a very minimal amount of flavoring and sucralose. Hope you like it. Feel free to email me at jeff@isnlabs.com with any questions at all. Best regards, Jeff ISN
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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.
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I just posted on this. There was a posting a few months back that the product was now being made in China and the taste was unpleasantly different. I do not think this was true of my batch, but I was influenced by the comments of others. Look into those early 2013 comments if you feel the need, but if you are not happy with the taste nothing anyone says will make a difference. I would suggest you look around for something else but stay in the Stevia family.
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I rechecked the nutrition label just to be sure and it indicates 0 calories. Stevia is by far the safest (probably the only safe) sugar substitute.