stevioside & health benefits day 16

Not because the stevia itself is particularly dangerous. Because not every package that says “stevia” is actually pure stevia.

It’s the eternal problem of the middle aisles: there are diamonds in the rough, but read the labels carefully.

If you’re going to buy and use it, watch out for what you’re actually buying. A lot of commercial sweeteners mix stevia with other types of sweeteners, so you might think you’re getting stevia but in fact you’re getting a bunch of stuff.

For example, one stevia-based sweetener called Truvia also contains erythritol. Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that can cause digestive problems in people who are sensitive to it. So if you have a FODMAP intolerance, Truvia might be a really uncomfortable choice of sweeteners, but it’s not because of the stevia and it doesn’t necessarily mean that pure stevia won’t work for you.