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Type 2 Stevia granules to drops ratio

DianaMC

DianaMC

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I bought a Keto cookbook with some great looking recipes. However, I’ve not tried any because so many of them ask for liquid stevia drops (sometimes as well as powdered erythritol or swerve). The only sweetener I can easily get locally is xylitol granules/powder, which I’m guessing I can substitute for the erythritol/swerve (?) But for the liquid stevia I imagine all I could do is substitute an amount of the same - xylitol - plus drops of water. Has anyone done anything similar, and/or could suggest a sensible ratio for sweetener powder/granules to stevia drops? It’s mostly for the desserts and sweet snacks recipes. Thanks to anyone who might have an idea on this.
 
Thanks for that dirk64.

I am nonetheless quite interested in trying some of the recipes in the book using stevia, which i understand is an alternative to sugar. My question is really about finding a ratio to be able to convert powder stevia (or other alternative, such as xylitol) to a liquid stevia equivalent. Maybe someone here uses Keto recipes and cookbooks, or has made recipes using powder sweeteners in place of drops?
 
I have been using Truvia in ice cream. I treat it as it says on the pack i.e. 1/3 of a teaspoon is equivalent to a teaspoon of sugar in sweetness. It seems to dissolve okay.

On drops. Have you seen this?

http://www.stevia.net/conversion.html
 
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Listlad said:
I have been using Truvia in ice cream. I treat it as it says on the pack i.e. 1/3 of a teaspoon is equivalent to a teaspoon of sugar in sweetness. It seems to dissolve okay.

On drops. Have you seen this?

http://www.stevia.net/conversion.html
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Thanks @Listlad Good to know about Truvia. That's a very interesting website, too! After reading about a third of the user posts, I finally understood the typo in the table. It's worth knowing that, on the top row, where the table lists 1 teaspoon powdered stevia extract, it should actually state 4 teaspoons of it. There is some very useful info about the different types of sweeteners, how some are bulked out and which ones might be considered 'safe' (biased according to whether people thought they were being offered something 'chemical' or toxic, by the looks of it). Some of it got a bit Jeremy Kyle in delivery style! But, overall, worth sifting through the posts to discover more insight into stevia products and other sweeteners. Thanks for posting.
 
DCUKMod said:
@DianaMC - There are several tables and charts out there if you google something like"sweetener comparison chart". This page seems to have a few options: https://www.ruled.me/comprehensive-guide-to-keto-sweetener-substitutions/
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Thanks, @DCUKMod - such a helpful table, as it does mention xylitol as well. I shall keep a copy of that! I had no idea there were so many different types of sweeteners, and versions of ones with the same key ingredient, before asking about this. Had no idea what kind of can of worms I was opening!! But it's very good to be more informed.
 
DianaMC said:
Thanks @Listlad Good to know about Truvia. That's a very interesting website, too! After reading about a third of the user posts, I finally understood the typo in the table. It's worth knowing that, on the top row, where the table lists 1 teaspoon powdered stevia extract, it should actually state 4 teaspoons of it. There is some very useful info about the different types of sweeteners, how some are bulked out and which ones might be considered 'safe' (biased according to whether people thought they were being offered something 'chemical' or toxic, by the looks of it). Some of it got a bit Jeremy Kyle in delivery style! But, overall, worth sifting through the posts to discover more insight into stevia products and other sweeteners. Thanks for posting.
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Also, even with sweetner, I tend to under add, rather than over add. Don’t know if that makes sense?
 
Listlad said:
Also, even with sweetner, I tend to under add, rather than over add. Don’t know if that makes sense?
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Yes, it does. Or, at least, I find that if I put a bit too much xylitol in to make hot chocolate, I have to add extra cocoa - or it doesn’t taste right!
 
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