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Stevia tablets are zero-glycemic and when dropped in hot liquid, Stevia Tablets begin dissolving instantly, sweetening our tea or coffee. It is not an artificial sugar like saccharin, aspartame, refined sugar, maltodextrin, and fructose.

Stevia is a perennial herb and its plants grow upto a height of 30-40 cm. stevia plant is mainly grown directly from stevia samplings or stevia plantlets. Stevia seeds are not generally used because they have poor germination rate.      

Liquid stevia is a natural, convenient and healthy sweetener. It contains zero calories and zero carbohydrates. Liquid drops of stevia widely used in tea, coffee, smoothies, protein shakes or many other food products. It is delicious and has no after bitter taste. From drinks to desserts to appetizers it is beneficial to all. With just a few drops, Liquid Stevia can turn a tasteless bottle of water or any other food or beverage into a flavorful and healthier experience.

Rebaudioside A is one of the many steviol glycosides It is responsible for the sweetness of stevia plants. In US, rebaudioside A is Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) for use as a sweetener in foods and beverages. It is approximately 250 to 300 times sweeter than sucrose. Stevioside is about 200 times as sweet as sucrose, Rebaudioside A is about 300 times as sweet as sucrose, with and sweeter than stevioside. Reb B is also present in stevia plants but in minute quantity.      

Stevia dried stems are fairly thick, tall stalks. We can keep it lower and bushier. These also have a sweet taste and are edible. Stevia stems are prone to breakage during high winds.

Green Stevia powder is, made by grounding Stevia leaves. No processing is involved, so the natural color of the Stevia leaves is retained. Using green Stevia powder is very beneficial.. It promotes oral health, controls your cravings and gets rid of headaches.  

Stevia dried leaves varies in quality due to various environmental factors like soil, irrigation methods, sunlight, farming practices, processing and storage. The best way to use stevia is in its unprocessed form i.e. dried green stevia leaf. These leaves are further processed and crushed in powder form and make a powdered sweetener. It is sprinkled lightly over cooking vegetables, meats and salads. It not only adds its own sweet taste in food but also enhances the flavor and nutritional value of the food.

Tea is sweetened with sugar cubes previously. Now you can add even stevia cubes which are as sweet as a liquid drop of stevia. So you can enjoy sweet crunchiness of stevia sugar. It can be used for baking and cooking because it is heat stable.