http://www.steviacafe.net Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:04:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many people are just starting to hear about stevia, but it has been of interest to those in the west since the nineteenth century. The plant first caught the interest of people in Brazil who heard of a plant in South America with leaves so sweet that they would ... http://www.steviacafe.net/science-stevia-natural-sweetener If you have listened to the news or just like to learn about different plants or natural sweeteners, chances are you have heard of stevia. Stevia is an herb that is known to be sweeter than sugar and is native to South America. The great thing ... http://www.steviacafe.net/how-to-grow-stevia Coca-Cola and Cargill have announced that they plan to begin using a stevia sweetener in their products. Stevia will be found in products that are sold in countries where stevia has been approved. In 2007 Coca-Cola and Cargill announced that they were excited to create their own stevia ... http://www.steviacafe.net/stevia-sweetener-mainstream-coca-cola-soda A Southern California based GMP manufacturer has announced the isolation of Rebaudioside A, a compound of the herb stevia, using economical processes. The company, Blue California, plans to go into industrial scale production in 2008 making use of proprietary processes that promise to translate into lower stevia prices ... http://www.steviacafe.net/california-firm-claims-economical-stevia-production The FDA is continuing with its position regarding stevia, the South American herb with natural sweetening properties. In August 2007, Hain, a manufacturer of organic foods was issued a warning by the FDA for adding stevia as a sweetener to its line of teas. The FDA’s approach to this ... http://www.steviacafe.net/for-fda-stevia-is-no-sweet-deal Coca Cola and Cargill’s announcement that they intend to make a stevia based sweetener under the brand name Rebiana has ignited hope in one of the poorest regions in Latin America. Paraguay - 50 percent percent of whose population lies below the poverty line - is the land of ... http://www.steviacafe.net/paraguay-looks-to-stevia-sweetener-to-boost-economy Throughout human history, sweets have always been eaten, but until recently, have come in more complex forms, such as molasses, honey, and other naturally occurring foods. In earlier times, these foods were hard to find, and usually came with beneficial byproducts-such as vitamins-since they were typically found in fruits ... http://www.steviacafe.net/how-sugar-really-affects-human-health Q: Is Splenda all-natural? A: No. The final product contains absolutely no elements of natural sugar. Splenda is manufactured in a chemical plant, not in a sugar cane or sugar beet field. It is an artificial chemical sweetener devised by adding three chlorine atoms to a ... http://www.steviacafe.net/splenda-the-real-scoop It’s 1974, and the Food and Drug Administration has approved the sweetener aspartame. Aspartame is found in the brand names Equal and NutraSweet. That FDA approval was later rescinded because two studies found that aspartame caused brain tumors in laboratory animals. Fast forward to 1981. Although ... http://www.steviacafe.net/fda-approves-aspartame-bans-stevia Calling it ka'a he'e (natively translated as sweet herb) and using it as a sweetener in yerba mate and other medicinal teas for centuries, the Guarani Native Americans of Paraguay and Brazil - as well as the Chinese and others throughout Southeast Asia - have used stevia rebaudiana to treat ... http://www.steviacafe.net/stevia-history