Saturday, January 14, 2012

For a Sugar Substitute, Try Stevia

By Joe Lindley


Anyone in pursuit of losing some weight or determining a way to stop craving sweets could find sugar substitutes a good tool to use in this endeavor. There are so many choices and we frequently lose track of which are which and go by the colour! Yes the pastel colors they use for the envelopes of sugar and substitutes at restaurants: yellow, blue, pink, and white! Stevia is a new, natural sweetener found in the north regions of Paraguay, as well as Southern Brazil. Initially it grew wild without any use, however later on it started to be grown and used to create the natural sweetener that Stevia has become renowned for. Currently, Stevia is grown all over the world, and it's recently begun to take a hold in the United States also.

Due to being 250 to 300 times sweeter than sugar, Stevia is widely known for its ability to remain stable at 200 degrees Celsius, it is a very good alternative to other sweeteners and sugar in cooking as well!

Stevia is both a healthier and tastier alternative choice to other sweeteners due to its complete lack of calories, its ability to forestall cavities, a good alternative for people with Diabetes, and it's a safer alternative for people diagnosed with Diabetes.

For information about the FDA approval situation with Stevia, see the FDA site on this approval: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/Basics/ucm214864.htm.

Irrespective of the many benefits of Stevia, there are still people who are doubtful of the sweetener. This is naturally characteristic of all sweeteners. Each draws its own set of complaints. The FDA gave it a partial approval by allowing it to be included in food with some restrictions. It did not nonetheless , yet give it the GRAS Approval (Sometimes Recognised as Safe). Therefore it's available in a considerable number of forms on store shelves .




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