Stevia leaves
To be used whole or ground
in the recipes, quantity to taste.
50g bag
Description
Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) a small perennial plant, which
it belongs to the Compositae or Asteraceae family, and is native
from South America and has an enormous sweetening capacity. Stevia
it mainly contains carbohydrates, fibers, vitamins (in particular the
vitamin A and vitamin C) and mineral salts including iron, zinc,
potassium and phosphorus. This plant has a superior sweetening power
about 300 times compared to common table sugar, without
bring calories. For this reason it can help fight the
overweight, it is useful for external skin care (effective against
acne, dehydration, wrinkles and skin blemishes), in the treatment
hypertension and is effective in dealing with diabetes. After
be passed the scrutiny of research and studies, this natural sweetener
it seems to have no particular contraindications; legally, the use
of stevia as a sweetener, has been admitted by the European Union
(EU Regulation No. 1131/2011 of the Commission of 11
November 2011). However, the advice is to make limited use of it
at the permitted daily doses, equal to 4 mg per body weight, i.e.
about 240 mg for a 60 kg woman, up to 320 mg for a man who
weighs 80 kg.
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