Stevia Information

Stevia is a shrub and is a genus or types of about 240 varieties. It belongs to Sunflower-Asteraceae family. It grows in sub tropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. A particular variety Stevia Rabaudiana has maximum Glycoside content that is called sweetness and therefore is widely grown in many parts of the world. Stevia is a plant known for its sweetness. It has other names like Sweet Leaf, Honey Leaf or Sugar Leaf. It is an absolute replacement for Sugar and on the contrary, being useful and healthy.

Stevia Rebaudiana contains Glycosides that have sweetness of upto 300 times compared to sugar and carrying ABSOLUTELY no baggage of calories! The extract of Stevia Rebaudiana has four main Glycosides namely: Stevioside, Rebaudioside A, Rebaudioside C and Dulcoside A.

Stevia was primarily used in and as tea in beverages and also in making cardiac stimulant tonics. Ancient history tells us that natives used this sweet plant for Softening skin, Aiding digestion, Nourishing the pancreas, Balancing blood sugar, Smoothing wrinkles, Healing blemishes, sores and wounds.

Stevia can be used in many forms. Right from fresh green leaves, dried leaves, liquid concentrate and stevia leaves extract, it can be consumed as per required sweetness.

Stevia plants can grow best in rich, well drained soils like red and sandy loamy. It should have neutral pH. Level. Stevia farming is not as tedious as other commercial crop farming. Stevia is mainly cultivated in Paraguay, Mexio & Brazil with China entering the fray in a large scale. India too is pegged to be the next big destination for its cultivation.

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