Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana · Sweetener
Stevia is a non-caloric sweetener made from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, a small perennial shrub of the daisy family native to Paraguay and Brazil. Its sweetness comes from steviol glycosides — compounds that taste 50–350 times sweeter than table sugar yet pass through the body without adding calories.
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Aroma
herbalanisegreenfloralearthy
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Good to know
Stevia's sweetness comes from steviol glycosides — mainly stevioside and rebaudioside A — that bind sweet-taste receptors far more strongly than sucrose, so they taste 50–350 times sweeter by weight.
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