Thursday, February 26, 2009

Stevia...the natural sweetner(2)

.. Stevia leaves contain a lot of nutrients as chromium,selenium,zinc,manganese,
magnesium and vitamin B3.The extract of stevia(steviosides)is high in antioxidants that prevent DNA damage.
Stevia has 3 forms:1-Dried crushed leaves,sold in tea bag like packets.
2-Concentrated powderthe green powder is the crushed stevia leaves,
the white powder is the extract of stevia.The powder form is suitable to sweeten food and beverages.
3-Cncentrated liquid in color,it is 70 times sweetner than sugar;
it is used to sweeten tea and coffee.
STEVIA IS ALL NATURAL,SAFE AND HAS NO HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS.Stevia gained the FDA approval as afood additive.It isn't recommended that pregnant or breast feeding women use stevia

Sunday, February 22, 2009

STEVIA..the natural sweetner.(1)

There are nearly 300 species of the stevia family,only (STEVIA REBAUDIANA)contains the steviosides which make it the sweetest herb in the world.
Stevia is mainly cultivated in Paraguay,China,Japan,Brazil and South America.
The crude stevia leaves are 15 times sweetner than sugar but the extract steviosides are 300 times sweetner than sugar.
Stevia is zero calories,zero carbohydrate and zero glycemic index,therefore,stevia can be a part of healthy diet for peoeple who suffers from sugar problems as it has neglible effect on blood sugar.Also,if Stevia is used as a life style it will help in weight management.
Studies and researches have proved that Stevioside(extract of stevia) has significant effect on decreasing mild blood preasure.
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