The popular sugar substitute stevia is in countless food products these days. You may love this sweetener, or there may be ...

While the United States has only been continuously using artificial sweeteners since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Nutrasweet in 1981, other cultures have been using sugar ...

Are you looking for a natural, no-calorie sweetener to replace those artificial ones, such as saccharin, sucralose and aspartame? Stevia is the answer. Originally from Uruguay and Paraguay, Stevia ...

Stevia is the kind of plant that stays quiet until you taste it. The sweetness feels unexpected, almost like a trick, especially when it comes straight from a fresh leaf. Growing it at home makes the ...

WESTCHESTER, ILL. — Ingredion Inc.’s stevia subsidiary PureCircle was granted plant breeders’ rights for its stevia plant varietal by Chinese regulators. PureCircle was granted the rights to a new ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Natural sweeteners derived from the stevia plant could be authorized for EU-wide use by the end of the year, after governments approved their sale in certain foodstuffs, the ...