How is Truvia Natural and No Calories

It does have calories from carbs but they are not absorbed by the body.

"Truvia sweetener contains some the active sweetening substance in the stevia leaf, along with erythritol, a natural sugar alcohol that is added to mimic the texture and of table sugar. Erythritol is found naturally in fermented fruit and it is classified as a sugar alcohol, which is why it delivers 3 grams of carbohydrate; however, erythritol and stevia are not absorbed."

I buy the packets where the sweet-n-low is in the grocery store

I buy it by the coffee and Sweet and Low I love it!

It is called Stevia. Truvia is a brand name.

I try not to question miracles J/k I am glad it's around these days though. I hate the thought and the taste of using the artificial sweetners, so every time i put stevia in my tea i am secretly a tinsy bit giddy. I do, by the way, like stevia better than truvia.

Never tried growing it, but if i find it at the nursery I will. we grow our own herbs and they're great.

Never tried growing it, but if i find it at the nursery I will. we grow our own herbs and they're great.

Don't bogart, pass it to the left hand side! :smokin:

found this on the website for "stevia in the raw"


"Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is an herb in the compositae family that grows as a small shrub in parts of Paraguay and Brazil. The glycosides in its leaves make it incredibly sweet, a property that is unique among the nearly 300 species of stevia plants. Stevia has been used to sweeten beverages and medicines for over 400 years. A scientist named Antonio Bertoni first recorded its use by native tribes in 1887.

Stevia is now grown and harvested in many countries around the world, predominantly China and Brazil. It has also been vastly popular in Japan for more than three decades, now representing 41% of that country's sugar substitute market. Stevia is also found as an ingredient in many products, such as ice cream, bread and soft drinks, throughout Asia and South America.

Stevia Extract In The Raw gets its delicious, natural sweetness from Rebiana (aka Reb-A) — an extract from the Stevia plant. This extract is the sweetest part of the plant and has recently been isolated to provide pure sweetening power without the licorice-like aftertaste that many of our predecessors exhibited. All you get is the sweet flavor without any calories.

Unlike some of our competitors, Stevia Extract In The Raw does not use additional sweeteners such as erythritol (Truvia™) and isomaltulose and erythritol (PureVia™) to mask the natural sweetness of Reb-A Stevia Extract. The high purity level of our product eliminates any of the licorice-like aftertaste associated with less pure Stevia products currently in the market.

Stevia Extract in The Raw is a perfect natural zero calorie sweetener for your coffee, tea, cereal, yogurt, and much more!"

Go to your garden center, pull off a leaf of stevia the plant and taste it. SWEET!!
But from what I have researched, all stevia based sweeteners are not created equal and may or may not be as natural as they seem. Do your research on the different brands if avoiding artificial sweeteners is your goal.

which is why stevia in the raw would be best. its all natural and even the other zero calorie sweeteners add preservative and chemicals, where is stevia in the raw does not, and it taste great! I love it and I do not miss sugar at all. It's a bit more expensive but you don't have to use nearly as much as you would with regular sugar because it really is super sweet.

Where do you get Stevia in the Raw? I *Think* I've seen it at Wal-Mart near the Truvia, but can't remember for sure.

Can you bake with it?