SC - Stevia

[Nanna Rögnvaldardóttir]

>
>Stevia is an herb, native to India, I think, and it is incredibly sweet.
>It has a flavor of it's own, and I find it to be cloying in any but
>miniscule amounts.  A friend says one drop of the extract (clear liquid)
>is sufficient for an entire mug of coffee.  We have discussed it here
>before, but rummaging through my files did not turn up a Stevia msg.
>Perhaps someone else could provide the latin name and any other info?


Stevia rebaudiana bertoni, native to the Chrysantemum family, native to
Paraguay and used by Indians there for centuries. Around 300 times sweeter
than sugar. Available as leaf, liquid and powder.

Nanna


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