Comments on: Stevia: The FDA’s Dubious Double Standard http://www.earlytorise.com/2006/02/28/stevia-the-fdas-dubious-double-standard.html The Web's Most Popular Newsletter Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:45:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: ELmer Bogle http://www.earlytorise.com/2006/02/28/stevia-the-fdas-dubious-double-standard.html/comment-page-1#comment-1201 ELmer Bogle Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:26:44 +0000 http://www.earlytorise.com/?p=3065#comment-1201 The FDA is a complete joke. They are only there to protect the big pharma companies. Especially Monsanto the developer of Asparatame (the most complained about artificial sweetener and most complained about food additive ever). BUt that's for another time. Many people make the mistake of calling Stevioside as Stevia. They are not the same thing. Stevioside is the extract of the stevia rebaudiana leaf. It is what makes the stevia leaf taste sweet. Stevioside when pure -- like the best tasting one I have found called JAJA Stevioside at <a href="http://emperorsherbologist.com/stevioside.php" rel="nofollow">http://emperorsherbologist.com/stevioside.php</a> is completely safe. Stevioside when pure (no additives) has no calories, no carbs, no fat. When companies pack pure stevioside into the sugar packets, they blend it with carbs. And worst of all, if you buy packets that are a 1:1 with sugar (1 packet of sugar to 1 packet of stevioside blend) you are getting 99% filler. If it's a 2:1 you get 98% filler only 2% stevioside. Talk about a waste of money! ALso regarding the reputation some stevioside has for being grassy, licorice, and/or bitter tasting... that only occurs when the extractor uses the entire plant. Leaf, stem, roots, etc. If it is only leaf canvas like JAJA Stevioside claims to be, there is no bitter, licorice, or grassy taste. I use JAJA Stevioside myself and find it tastes just like sugar, except it is not as "rich" as sugar is. It's a thin very sweet taste. Hard to describe really unless you have tried it. Hope this helps. The FDA is a complete joke. They are only there to protect the big pharma companies. Especially Monsanto the developer of Asparatame (the most complained about artificial sweetener and most complained about food additive ever).

BUt that’s for another time.

Many people make the mistake of calling Stevioside as Stevia. They are not the same thing.

Stevioside is the extract of the stevia rebaudiana leaf. It is what makes the stevia leaf taste sweet.

Stevioside when pure — like the best tasting one I have found called JAJA Stevioside at http://emperorsherbologist.com/stevioside.php is completely safe. Stevioside when pure (no additives) has no calories, no carbs, no fat.

When companies pack pure stevioside into the sugar packets, they blend it with carbs. And worst of all, if you buy packets that are a 1:1 with sugar (1 packet of sugar to 1 packet of stevioside blend) you are getting 99% filler.

If it’s a 2:1 you get 98% filler only 2% stevioside. Talk about a waste of money!

ALso regarding the reputation some stevioside has for being grassy, licorice, and/or bitter tasting… that only occurs when the extractor uses the entire plant. Leaf, stem, roots, etc. If it is only leaf canvas like JAJA Stevioside claims to be, there is no bitter, licorice, or grassy taste. I use JAJA Stevioside myself and find it tastes just like sugar, except it is not as “rich” as sugar is. It’s a thin very sweet taste. Hard to describe really unless you have tried it.

Hope this helps.

]]> By: lester suehiro http://www.earlytorise.com/2006/02/28/stevia-the-fdas-dubious-double-standard.html/comment-page-1#comment-1171 lester suehiro Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:00:33 +0000 http://www.earlytorise.com/?p=3065#comment-1171 tell me more about stevia. botanical name, growth habits, processing, etc tell me more about stevia. botanical name, growth
habits, processing, etc

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