Stevia

Forms Available: ground

Stevia – stevia rebaudiana – An herb used as a replacement for sugar or other non-nutritive sweeteners. The resulting extract from the stevia plant is roughly ten times sweeter than sugar. With Stevia, you must experiment until you get it right, some persons find it way too sweet. Dark green in color. Sugar amount: 1 cup = 1 teaspoon Stevia powder Sugar amount: 1 tablespoon = 1/4 teaspooon Sugar amount: 1 teaspoon = a pinch of Stevia powder Some users feel more comfortable turning the powder into a liquid and this can be done by diluting the powder in distilled water and then storing in the refrigerator for a few days: Sugar amount: 1 tablespoon = 6-9 drops Sugar amount: 1 teaspoon = 2-4 drops