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Natural sweeteners are better for you than sugar? Right? In some, but not all, cases. Read on and discover the pros and cons of some of the most popular natural sweeteners on the market.
Although Stevia has been used as a sweetener for centuries in various parts of the world, rebaudioside A, an extract from the Stevia plant, wasn’t approved for use as a food additive in the United States until 2008. Since that time, a number of products containing the extract have appeared on the market, and the use of stevia as a substitute for white sugar (sucrose) or artificial sweeteners has increased dramatically. Not all stevia sugar substitutes, however, are the same.
