Herb Stevia?

Question

Where can I find this herb? I have heard that is a altertive to artifical sweetners. Thank You

Answer 1

You can find it at almost any health food store.  It has a kinda of bitter after taste.  For a natural sweetner I suggest Agave.  It has a pleasant sweet taste and also has a low glycemic index so it is safe for diabetics.

Answer 2

Check health food stores or places like Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Wild Oats. It's generally found in ready to use powdered form.

Answer 3

Most healthfood, vitamin stores have it, many natural foods, natural sections at supermarkets, even GNC.  Its becoming VERY popular, so if you walk into one of these places and ask for it employees will direct you quickly.

you can also get it all over online.

you can get it in multiple forms, dried leaves, powdered extract, liquid extract, packets, and even little tablets.

its currently only aviailable in the nutrition stuff because the FDA has classified it as a suppliment, and not a sweetener/food additive, so it can't be called a sweener in the US, although Japan it supposedly takes up 51% of the drink sweetener market, which includes sugar.

Coke and Cargill have developed a sweetener based on Stevia that the FDA has reciently approved, called Truvia, but thats not commonly available yet, but can be bought on their website