natural, noncaloric plant extract 200 to 300 times as sweet as sugar, possessing a licorice-like flavor. In the US, FDA prohibits the use of stevia as a sweetener or food additive, but allows it to be sold as a dietary supplement.
any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America
any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia
a perennial shrub native to the northern regions of South America but is now cultivated commercially in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Central America, the United States, Israel, Thailand, and China
a South American herb with sweet-tasting leaves
a no-calorie herbal sweetener; can be in flake, powder or liquid form (very strong – use sparingly)
South American herbal sweetener
A herb from Brazil and Paraguay that is a good replacement for sugar and artificial sweeteners. You can also bake with it.
Stevia (also called sweetleaf, sweet leaf or sugarleaf) is a genus of about 150 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to subtropical and tropical South America and Central America. As a sweetener, stevia's sweet taste has a slower onset and longer duration than that of sugar, although some of its extracts may have a bitter or liquorice-like aftertaste at high concentrations.
