Post by PrisonerOfHope on Jan 16, 2014 15:52:06 GMT -5
I use Stevia too, and don't drink soda unless it's Stevia sweetened - both Blue Sky and Zevia are very good. Another thing I like about them is they're not highly carbonated - I don't like soda that's overly fizzy.
Also, TruLemon makes some excellent drink mixes that are sweetened with Stevia - I particularly love the cherry-lime flavor.
I use Stevia too, and don't drink soda unless it's Stevia sweetened - both Blue Sky and Zevia are very good. Another thing I like about them is they're not highly carbonated - I don't like soda that's overly fizzy.
Also, TruLemon makes some excellent drink mixes that are sweetened with Stevia - I particularly love the cherry-lime flavor.
Crystal Lite makes a "Pure" line of drink mixes that use Stevia. Kind of hard to find though. Right now the main company store doesn't have the flavor we like (strawberry kiwi). :-(
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Post by bloodbought on Jan 16, 2014 16:31:28 GMT -5
I've never heard of Crystal Light Pure, so I looked on Amazon. They have it, but it's ridiculously expensive and it's made with Truvia, not pure Stevia.
Stevia vs Truvia
Many people are choosing Truvia as their sweetener. Afterall it’s made from Stevia right? It’s found in the local grocery store, it’s less expensive and easier to purchase than Stevia. But if you take a closer look at Stevia vs Truvia, there are some really big differences!
Stevia
Stevia is an all natural sweetener. The Stevia plant is part of the sunflower family, native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. The sweat leaf is widely used as a sweetener and sugar substitute. While it’s 300 times sweeter than sugar, although some of its extracts may have a bitter or licorice-like aftertaste (at high concentrations) that many people find unappealing, Stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose and may even enhance glucose tolerance.
Stevia Natural Sweetener
Unlike all the other sugars available to us, Stevia is recognized by the body as a sweetener so it takes care of the sweet tooth but it does not cause the body to produce insullin to deal with “sugar”. It’s the perfect sweetener for diabetics for this very reason. You will reduce your propensity towards insulin resistance and thereby cut your diabetes risk, lower inflammation caused by insulin spiking in the blood, lower fat storage and even lower LDL or “bad” cholesterol. Powdered or crystallized stevia can be purchased in natural foods stores.
Truvia
Truvia is a Stevia-based sugar substitute, developed jointly by The Coca Cola Company and Cargill. It is currently distributed and marketed by Cargill as a tabletop sweetener and as a food ingredient. Truvia consists just partly of stevia extract however. Next to stevia, Truvia contains also rebiana, natural flavors and mainly erythritol, a natural sugar alcohol that is almost non-caloric, does not affect blood sugar, does not cause tooth decay, and, in regular use (i.e., not extreme quantities), does not cause side effects.Sucralose and aspartame have dominated as artificial sweeteners that provide sweetness without the undesired weight gain. However, both are artificial and have a slew of controversy surrounding their safety. Truvia, however, is a naturally derived sweetener from the herb stevia. Because it comes from the stevia plant, Cargill classifies it as a natural sweetener in addition to being a non-nutritive sweetener.
The final verdict
So although one is made from the other, they do have big differences!
On the one hand you have the 100% natural Stevia vs Truvia which is ‘Stevia’ combined with some additional sweeteners.
So make sure you know exactly what it is you are using!
Yes, I'm familiar with Truvia. But though erythritol isn't ideal, neither is it poisonous like the artificial sweeteners. Truvia isn't all that bad, considering the convenience and alternatives. My biggest qualm is the fact that Cargill is involved.
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