STEVIA
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Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) is an intensely sweet-tasting plant that has been used to sweeten beverages and make tea since the 16th century. The plant is originally native to Paraguay and Brazil but is now grown in China and Japan.
-The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the marketing of stevia as a food additive in 1987. However, Stevia regained its status as a sweet, sustainable dietary ingredient in 1995.
-Stevia tastes 200 to 300 times sweeter than table sugar.
-Stevia is used as a non-nutritive sweetener and herbal supplement. A non-nutritive sweetener is one that contains little to no calories.
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