Does the Sweet Leaf plant have sugar content?

Question

I ask because it is usually advertised as a sugar substitute, but how can it be sweet without sugar?

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Answer 1

Sweet leaf plant (Stevia )is a natural alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners.  It has no calories, does not raise blood sugars and is suitable for candida sufferers.

                          It doesn't contain sugar content but have extracts 300 times the sweetness of sugar.

Stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, even enhancing glucose tolerance; therefore, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to diabetics and others on carbohydrate-controlled diets.

Fact:One dried leaf, ground, is 10 to 15 times sweeter than an equal amount of sugar, and powdered extracts made from the leaves are up to 300 times as sweet - without the calories.

Answer 2

Plants make sugar as a product of photosynthesis.