Stevia

Download or read book Stevia written by A. Douglas Kinghorn and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stevia rebaudiana is a remarkable South American plant that has become widely used in certain parts of the world as a natural sweetening agent and dietary supplement. Purified extracts of S. rebaudiana have been used as sweeteners and flavor enhancers in the food industry in Japan for over a quarter of a century, and have been found to be up to 300

Download or read book The Stevia Deception written by Bruce Fife and published by Piccadilly Books, Ltd.. This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the power of persuasive advertising and clever marketing, we’ve been sold on the idea that stevia is a natural herbal sweetener that is not only harmless but even health-promoting. As such, it is promoted as a better choice over sugar or other low-calorie sweeteners. Stevia has rapidly become a multimillion-dollar industry. Despite all of the marketing hype, stevia is not the innocent little herb it is made out to be—and it is not harmless. The stevia sweetener you purchase at the store is a highly refined, purified chemical that is little different from any other artificial sweetener, with many of the same drawbacks and dangers. The author’s observation of troubling adverse reactions associated with stevia led him on an investigation that uncovered disturbing facts hidden from the public, including studies that contradict the sweetener’s safety and assumed benefits. In this book, you will learn why you should never use stevia if you want to lose excess weight or control diabetes. You will also learn why all low-calorie sweeteners are potentially dangerous, and what options you have available. The information in this book comes directly from published studies, historical facts, and the author’s personal experiences. In this book you will learn that stevia is not an herb but a highly refined chemical acts like an artificial sweetener is addictive can cause digestive distress alters the gut microbiome is a gut excitotoxin promotes obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome can cause allergic reactions

Download or read book Stevia written by A. Douglas Kinghorn and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stevia rebaudiana is a remarkable South American plant that has become widely used in certain parts of the world as a natural sweetening agent and dietary supplement. Purified extracts of S. rebaudiana have been used as sweeteners and flavor enhancers in the food industry in Japan for over a quarter of a century, and have been found to be up to 300 times sweeter than sucrose. This comprehensive volume provides reviews on the botany, ethnobotany, and chemical constituents of the genus Stevia and examines the chemical synthesis of such compounds as steviol and stevioside. The perceived safety of these compounds has become somewhat controversial in recent years, and a thorough consideration of the pharmacology and biological activity is provided. The final two chapters offer some insight into the various applications of S. rebaudiana extracts and stevioside in Japan and Korea, the two countries with the most extensive use of these food additives at present. Containing numerous up to date references, the book will appeal to a wide segment of the scientific community at all levels, especially those in the fields of natural products, pharmacy, pharmacognosy, plant science, agriculture and the food and beverages industry.

Download or read book Stevia written by Rita DePuydt and published by Book Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two popular volumes of Baking with Stevia I & II are now combined in this all-inclusive cookbook on preparing everything from desserts and baked goods to salads and shakes. Stevia crystals are made from a sweet herb native to South America and are completely calorie-free. Stevia is the perfect sweetener for anyone wanting to limit their intake of simple carbohydrates and calories--naturally. Enjoy your favorite recipes from the original editions (now lower in fat) as well as popular new recipes and quick-to-make basics. Also included are sources of powdered stevia, nutritional analyses for the recipes, a recipe index organized by main ingredient, and a section on how to grow your own stevia and prepare the fresh leaves.

Download or read book Stevia Sweet Recipes written by Jeffrey Goettemoeller and published by Square One Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stevia Sweet Recipes offers health-conscious readers over 165 kitchen-tested recipes that use Stevia—a calorie-free, nonglycemic herbal sweetener—in place of refined sugar or artificial sweeteners. Enjoy the author’s many creative dishes, from healthy breakfast shakes to sensational salads to luscious desserts, while learning how to use this amazing herb in your own treasured family dishes. Soon you’ll be sweetening all your foods the natural way, with Stevia.

Download or read book The Sweetener Book written by D. Eric Walters and published by . This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You want to make the right choice for you and your family... But which sweetener is really the best? In reality, there is not a one-size-fits-all answer to this question. The right answer depends on a number of factors, because each sweetener has its pros and cons. Which sweeteners have a low glycemic index? Which ones can upset your digestive system? Which one can aggravate high blood pressure? Which ones work best for baking? This book gives you the science-based information you need to make the sweetener choice that's best for you and your family. This book tells you the advantages and disadvantages of sucrose, brown sugar, turbinado, molasses, fructose, glucose, lactose, isomaltulose, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), honey, agave nectar, sorbitol, isomalt, lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, xylitol, inulin, fructooligosaccharides, tagatos, erythritol, glycerol, acesulfame, aspartame, neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, neotame, saccharin, sucralose, cyclamate, alitame, stevia (stevioside and rebaudioside), luo han guo (mogrosides), glycyrrhizin, thaumatin, brazzein, monellin, mabinlin, curculin, and miraculin. It tells you about the taste quality, calories, glycemic index, stability, and safety of each of these sweeteners.

Download or read book The Stevia Story written by Linda Bonvie and published by Body Ecology Diet. This book was released on 1996-09-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [This book] contains everything you need to know about this incredible herb from Paraguay, from its history of use with the Guarani Indians to its 'rediscovery' by much of the civilized world and the campaign against it carried on by the FDA. It includes a description of the various forms in which stevia may now be obtained.-Cover.