What is in the stevia leaf extract? How is it processed?
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According to the box, the ingredients are only Stevia and inulin, a vegetable fiber. I think on the vitacost websit itindicates that the stevia is only water processed.
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All unprocessed stevia consists of a family of chemicals which are both bitter and sweet. Processing (usually by dissolving in water) allows the sweeter group to remain and most of the more bitter group to be removed. Raw, green stevia is too bitter for most people. It costs more to remove more than 95% of the bitter. Often some type of flavoring is also added to mask it. If all of the bitter could be removed and a little flavoring added, then it would sweeten more like other sweeteners, but would be very expensive. Usually other sweeteners are mixed in to mask the bitterness, which becomes offensive if enough stevia is added to make it actually sweet. This particular product is typical of most in that the few % of the bitter that remains will require that you limit how much you add.
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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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It's loose powder in a bag. I didn't taste the powder itself but it didn't have a stevia aftertaste in the final baked product (a chocolate cake). Hope this helps.
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The only ingredient listed on the label is Organic Stevia Leaf Extract. But in my opinion, this stevia is not sweet at all and has a bad aftertaste.
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My husband is a chemist, he can't tell from the label as to how it is processed, probably distilled. It is plant based.
1317117
Stevia extract will be (should be) white, green stevia which I have on hand for herbal teas is the dried stevia leaves and can be purchase ground or whole.
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The ingredients on the bottle I have: Vegetable Glycerine, BetterStevia [Certified Organic Stevia Extract (Stevia rebaudiana leaf)]. De-ionized Water and Purified Stevia Extract. Contains no sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg, shellfish, preservatives, artificial colors, artificial flavors, or artificial sweeteners.
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There is a lot of information on the internet, and it depends on whether or not you are making the liquid to use in cooking or as a concentrated sweetener for beverages. In response to the first person to answer, the ground leaves are not generally used as a sugar substitute, but to make a liquid "tea" that is then used as the sweetener. I have been using stevia this way since before it was ever sold as refined.
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It's green, it's the stevia leaves dried and crushed to a powder. I made an extract by soaking some of the powder in glycerine, letting it sit for a few weeks then straining. The glycerine takes away the bitterness. Some ppl use vodka. This stevia is pure so its going to be bitter right out of the bag. I got my glycerine from Wilderness Family Naturals, which is also sold on Amazon.
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No, it does not. The bottle ingredients say: "Organic Stevia Leaf Extract". This is a small bottle, but you need very little to sweeten. Just a tiny amount goes a very long way--1,000 servings. SweetLeaf is the original brand--don't be fooled by other makers...this one is the best choice.
1860110
It is 100% pure stevia extract. It says so in two places if you turn the bottle (in the small pictures) you can read the label.
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I am not a supplier, but another consumer who purchased this product. And, no, it is not "Stevia In The Raw." The product you will receive in the mail is called: "Yes!" a stevia sweetner. The ingredients seem to be the same: dextrose, stevia leaf extract, and natural flavoring. But, like I said, this is not the original, "Stevia In The Raw." I though, personally, think it tastes better than Stevia In The Raw.
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It's the refined white. Green Stevia has a bitter aftertaste & doesn't dissolve well. This dissolves well & doesn't have the aftertaste or residue. It's great!
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The product uses Stevia for a sugar substitute. Stevia is a natural sweetner.
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The label says Stevita stevia uses only stevia extract with at least 95% pure glycosides from stevia herb leaves.
2006143
I love this stevia extract, it's an ultra-fine powder that dissolves easily. If used in excess it can clump.