0 a substance used instead of sugar for making food sweeter, made from the leaves of a plant, or the plant itself --
Stevia's taste has a slower onset and longer duration than that of sugar, and some of its extracts may have a bitter or licorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations.
With its steviol glycoside extracts having up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, stevia has attracted attention with the rise in demand for low-carbohydrate, low-sugar sweeteners.
It is the first version of the soft drink to be produced with stevia and sugar as sweeteners.
When blended with other sweeteners, sweeteners such as aspartame and stevia, brazzein reduces side aftertaste and complements their flavor.
A 2011 review found that the use of stevia sweeteners as replacements for sugar would likely benefit diabetic patients.
Over the years, the number of countries in which stevia is available as a sweetener has been increasing.
Several of them are benefited and benefiting using this natural stevia.
Two 2010 review studies found no health concerns with stevia or its sweetening extracts.
