Stevia Powder 2 oz
Whey Depot´s Stevia Powder is made with pure White Stevia Extract that has been standardized to 90% Steviosides. Steviosides are generally considered to be the active compounds in Stevia leaves. Careful plant selection, extraction and standardization help to insure that your last scoop will taste as good as the first!
Overview
Stevia is a type of shrub indigenous to Paraguay whose leaves have been used for more than 200 years to sweeten food and beverages. In 1931, two French chemists isolated the glycosides that give stevia its sweet taste. Today, stevia is grown commercially and used in many countries around the world. Because it is 100% natural, has zero calories, and is suitable for baking, stevia has the potential to eventually replace many uses of sugar and artificial sweeteners.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is the difference between stevia and other sweeteners?: Stevia is 100% natural. It has zero calories and is derived from the leaf of a plant. It does not include any added chemicals. Whey Depot offers only the purest, most refined form of stevia by extracting the sweet component (Steviosides A) and separating it from impurities. This produces a superb taste with no lingering aftertaste. Further, stevia is stable at high temperatures (thus safe for cooking purposes) and has been shown in clinical trials to have many health benefits.
What are the health benefits of stevia?: Because stevia is natural and derived from the leaf of a plant, it does not contain any harmful chemicals often found in artificial sweeteners. Stevia is safe for diabetics, has been shown to help prevent tooth decay, and has even been recommended by the World Health Organization for use as a treatment for hypertension. By replacing sugar with stevia, consumers could potentially decrease caloric intake, helping to reduce obesity and other associated health risks.
Primary sweet component of the stevia leaf is:
• 200-400 times sweeter than natural sugar when refined
• Sourced from the stevia plant
• Pure, smooth, sugar-like taste profile
• Used for hundreds of years
• Shown in studies to help prevent cavities
• Stable across varying PH levels
• Healthy alternative
• Pleasant tasting herb
• Potent white herbal extract
• Non-Bitter Aftertaste
• Vegetarian Product
• Low glycemic response (safe for diabetics)
• Stable at high temperatures (thus safe for cooking purposes)
• All natural: no artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners
What is the difference between stevia and other sweeteners?: Stevia is 100% natural. It has zero calories and is derived from the leaf of a plant. It does not include any added chemicals. Whey Depot offer only the purest, most refined form of stevia by extracting the sweetest component (Steviosides) and separating it from impurities. This produces a superb taste with no lingering aftertaste. Further, stevia is stable at high temperatures (thus safe for cooking purposes) and has been shown in clinical trials to have many health benefits.
Is stevia approved as a food additive?: Currently, stevia is approved as a food additive in many countries such as China, Japan, Paraguay, Korea, Brazil, Israel, Malaysia and Taiwan. In Paraguay, it has been used for over 200 years to sweeten food and beverages. In other parts of the world, stevia is very widely used and even now accounts for over 40% of the sweetener market in Japan. Canada has permitted it to be sold as a natural health product.
Does stevia taste like sugar?: Whey Depot Stevia is able to produce highly refined grades of stevia that model very closely the taste of sugar. Lower grades of stevia often found on the market today sometimes leave behind a lingering aftertaste or bitter flavor due to leftover impurities in the product. By developing only high-yielding Steviosides stevia plants, the sweetest component of the stevia leaf, and by utilizing proprietary processing technology, we are able to produce only high quality stevia to provide consumers with a lasting, consistently pure, sweet taste.