What is Stevia Sugar?
Stevia Sugar is the group of those sweet compounds are commonly called STEVIOSIDES. The Stevia Sugar (in other words: Stevia Extract or Steviosides) has a high sweetening power. It is more than 200 times as sweet as sucrose. Hence, Stevia Sugar is categorized as a Natural Intense Sweetener. As the Cane Sugar is extracted from the stem of the Sugar Cane Plant, and the Beet Sugar is extracted from the roots of the Sugar Beet Plant, the Stevia Sugar is extracted from the leaves of the Stevia Plant. Stevia Sugar is suitable for human consumption and has no negative influence at all on mans health. This fact was proved after many research works and toxicity studies, and confirmed by the approval of the health authorities in many countries. Since several decades, Stevia Sugar is use by man in many countries (Japan on the top of them). Moreover, the Guarani Indios (tribes in Ambaby region in the Northern part of Paraguay) have been using Stevia plant as a sweetener since centuries. Stevia Sug