Category : Sweetner

Stevia Extract Packets

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Stevia is a small perennial plant native to Central and South America with a long and storied history. The Spanish conquistadors found out about Stevia during their sixteenth century exploration of Central America. They reported that the natives used the leaves of this herb to counteract the bitter taste of a popular community drink mate and also used it as an herbal remedy for various ailments.In 1887 Antonio Bertoni a South American scientist observed Indians of the Guarani tribe of Paraguay who used Stevia to flavor bitter tribal beverages. Bertoni erroneously classified Stevia as a member of the daisy family but it was later re-assigned to the chrysanthemum family in 1905. Twenty-five years later two French chemists conducting research on Stevia isolated the primary constituents responsible for Stevia's properties and named them steviosides. Our Stevia Exttract is based on this research.Today Stevia is cultivated in over a dozen countries worldwide. It is a major export product and is widely used in countries such as China Brazil North and South Korea Taiwan Israel Paraguay and Malaysia. Stevia has also been grown successfully in California southern Ontario Canada and even southern England. Although there are several different species of Stevia the most potent and effective seems to be Stevia rebaudiana and this species is used in most dietary supplements on the market today.

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