Truvia sweetener review
Submitted by Mom Reviews Blog
Truvia is an all-natural sweetener made from the Stevia plant. It’s sweetness doesn’t come from being chemically altered, it comes from being nourished through water, sunshine, and soil! The leaves are steeped, much like making tea, that begins the process of capturing rebiana, the best tasting part of the stevia plant. Ultimately, this little leaf gives back a recipe for sweetness that’s both delicious and zero-calorie guilt free.
Truvia has nothing to hide, you can see exactly what it’s made from here. It’s a combination of that rebiana captured from the leaves, erythritol which is a naturally fermented sugar alcohol made from grapes and pears, and natural flavors. The more I learn about natural fruit sugars like erythritol, the better I feel about consuming them.
Truvia looks like sugar, and it tastes like sugar. I was sent a box from Mom Central, and the first thing I did was open a packet and taste it. There was no weird aftertaste, it just tasted sweet. Then I added it to my morning coffee, and YUM. The taste is wonderful! Very clean, just like sugar, really. One packet of Truvia sweetens like 2 teaspoons of sugar. It’s kosher certified, and the FDA has approved it for use in food and beverages, which means you can expect to see “sweetened with Truvia” on things like new soft drinks from Coke and Pepsi in the near future! Truvia is safe for diabetics and lets you sweeten your food and drinks guilt-free. Try some and I think you’ll like it too!
March 11th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
You mention that the process to extract starts with steeping the leaves as with tea. What are the other steps and what chemicals are used.
Thank you.
Dr. M Johnson
August 14th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Is this safe for diabetic or better yet for people who have had a kidney transplant. I am told that this breaks down by going through the kidneys. Is this true?
Roni