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Stevia Crystals

Davidden

Davidden

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There are so many sugar substitutes available on the market, and many have terrible aftertastes or are probably worse for you than sugar! While living in Peru I came across 100% pure Stevia Crystals from Bolivia - and by 100% I mean there is absolutely NOTHING added to bulk it out. They provide a tiny plastic spoon (supposedly 1/8 of a teaspoon) but I only needed a small fraction of this - and ... no bad aftertaste! I have been trying to find it here in the UK, but so far, the only supplier sends it from the USA, and the postage charge is higher than the product cost! Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK that might supply Boliviana Stevia, or knows of an alternative that is really 100% Stevia with no added bulking products?
 
I used to get pure stevia crystals frim Amazon UK. and used with a tiny micro spoon... But I now prefer pure stevia drops for adding (mainly) to drinks and a combination of eyrthritol and stevia for baking, etc. AFAIK stevia rebaudiana/stevia Reb A is the purest form available.
 
I have been buying stevia for about 15 years here in the Netherlands so even before it was legal to sell as a food product.
I used to buy the 80% product:
Description Offer 2 bags ESstevia powder REB A 80% 50 gr.
Purity> 95% 80% steviol glycosides and rebaudioside A
Sweet Strength: about 350 times sweeter than sugar.
This product meets the quality requirements set by the EU.

Since a couple of months they have a 98% version as well which I have been using: (with a little dutch sorry)
Description
Beschrijving
Aanbieding 2 zakjes ESstevia poeder REB A 98% 50 gr.
Zuiverheid > 99 % steviolglycosiden en 98 % Rebaudioside A
Zoetkracht: ongeveer 450 x zoeter dan suiker.
Dit product voldoet aan de door de EU gestelde kwaliteiseisen.

Shipping to Europe is 15 Euro. I can send a link as a PM but the company name in the description plus an .nl/en does wonders, click on webshop and scroll down. (Maybe send an inquiry mail first since brexit)
As you say, you use very little so it lasts for a very long time.
 
Robbity said:
I used to get pure stevia crystals frim Amazon UK. and used with a tiny micro spoon... But I now prefer pure stevia drops for adding (mainly) to drinks and a combination of eyrthritol and stevia for baking, etc. AFAIK stevia rebaudiana/stevia Reb A is the purest form available.
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I used the Stevia drops (pure, no additives) while in Brazil, where most sweeteners are sold in liquid form, but found it hard to control the dose, so usually too sweet for me. Prefer the crystals.
 
Interesting I may also order some as been read about the danger sof some sweetners which can be quite scary
 
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