When I first sampled sweet leaf (Stevia rebaudiana), I was impressed. Although I'd been told that it's much sweeter than sugar, I didn't expect the intense sensation that filled my mouth when I bit ...

In the United States many have been routinely consuming artificial sweeteners since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Nutrasweet in 1981 − and some other cultures have been using sugar ...

Consumer demand for natural, plant-based ingredients combined with their desire to cut back on sugar without sacrificing taste is creating a perfect storm for stevia sales to grow exponentially, ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of two new zero-calorie sweeteners made from the stevia plant. Coca-Cola and other companies plan to introduce drinks sweetened with stevia-based ...

In this week's Fielding Questions, Don Kinzler identifies a mystery vine, offers tips on harvesting stevia and give guidance on removing unwanted daylilies. A reader asks gardening columnist Don ...

PureCircle’s first move was developing a proprietary strain of the stevia plant, StarLeaf, which contains 20 times the amounts of Reb D and Reb M. The company announced in February that it would be ...

Stevia is a tropical herb from South America that grows well in our climate during the spring and summer. Although many times sweeter than sugar, it has no calories, so it is growing in popularity.

SAN FRANCISCO — Behind a compound annual growth rate of 5.8% in the beverage segment, the global stevia market should rise to $556.7 million in 2024 from $337.7 million in 2015, according to a report ...

Are you looking for a natural, no-calorie sweetener to replace those artificial ones, such as saccharin, sucralose and aspartame? Stevia is the answer. Originally from Uruguay and Paraguay, Stevia ...

It's Morning Edition from NPR News. Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of two new zero-calorie sweeteners. They come from a plant called the stevia ...