Is Truvia really all natural from a plant?
Asked by chickenlil007 on Sep 27, 2009
in Nutrition
I prefer not to use artificial sweeteners but I've been wondering if Truvia really is all natural from a plant and made without chemicals. Is it just another version of Splenda? What make it have no calories?
Answer
Truvia™ really is a plant by way of the food lab. Its ingredients are of plant origin but it is man-made and so it is not really “natural”. The active substance in Truvia is rebiana, the purified extract of stevia. Stevia is a herbaceous plant with sweet tasting leaves and the extracted flavor doesn't contain calories; however, Truvia packets are not 100% rebiana. Erythritol is mixed with the rebiana extract to tone down its licorice aftertaste. Erythritol is another natural extract made from fermented fruit, and because erythritol it is a sugar alcohol, it has minimal calories. Read more about rebiana and Truvia at the Calorie Count blogs.
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