n any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America
n any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia
The sweetener market is about to kick up a notch as all-natural products like Truvia and PureVia bring awareness of stevia and nudge aside those pink, yellow and blue packets.
Finding the sweet spot: Sucralose in an evolving sweeteners market It’s not as sexy as stevia, and not as cheap as aspartame, but sucralose continues to press food formulators’ buttons, and demand is still growing – fast - says market leader Tate & Lyle.
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Tim Hart in MarketWatch (press release) Tim Hart, CEO of Sugar Australia, said, "Sugar Australia has chosen to partner with GLG in the food and beverage sector to bring a new and exciting range of stevia ingredients as part of our range of sweetener solutions, as manufacturers seek...
Gary Fayard in Atlanta Journal Constitution Stevia and rebaudioside A may well turn out to be entirely safe. But until more tests have been conducted and analyzed, it is reckless for food companies to begin adding it willy-nilly to the food supply and equally reckless for the FDA to stand by... Michael Jacobson http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_F._Jacobson&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFV2y5xi5IBiQQy6DfB5ekbVmtDSg Scientific American http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm%3Fid%3Dstevia--a-natural-no-cal-way-to-sat-2008-12-16&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHeLq-1l70PzXkdX-QlLUpYTpeMKQ Dec 16, 2008
94649 125796 stevia Natural, non-caloric sweeteners definitely hold promise," Gary Fayard, Coca-Cola's chief financial officer, said at a recent Beverage Digest conference in New York. "Particularly as the price of stevia comes down, which we expect it to do."