Steviol glycosides can be isolated and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant and can be used as a sugar substitute to sweeten foods and beverages and used as tabletop sweeteners. Rebaudioside A is one of the steviol glycosides purified from the leaf of the stevia plant. Other steviol glycosides include stevioside, rebaudiosides B, C, D, F, steviolbioside, rubusoside, and dulcoside A.

Yes, steviol glycosides are natural components of the stevia plant. Nothing about steviol glycosides are chemically or structurally altered when they are extracted from the stevia plant.

Aspartame：Artificial sweetener

Saccharin: Artificial sweetener

Acesulfame-K, or Ace-K : Artificial sweetener

Neotame: Artificial sweetener

Sucralose : Although better suited for baking than other artificial sweeteners, it's still not a perfect substitute for sugar.

Stevia :Extract from the stevia plant.

How it's used: Dietary supplement and tabletop sweetener.

Advantages: Less is more. Stevia is much sweeter than sugar, so less is needed. It is an option for people with diabetes as it does not affect blood sugar levels.

Drawbacks: Some extracts have a bitter taste.

As a sugar substitute with zero calories, stevia sweeteners can help reduce or replace calories in foods and beverages and offer low and no calorie alternatives for people looking to lose and control weight. Consuming beverages and foods with stevia sweeteners as part of a healthful diet and lifestyle, including regular physical activity, can assist with weight control and weight loss.

Absolutely! Stevia extract is extremely heat stable in a variety of everyday cooking and baking situations, compatible with dairy products and with acidic fruits and such as strawberries, oranges, limes and pineapples.Unlike most artificial sweeteners, Stevia does not break down and can withstand high temperatures while cooking and cold temperatures when frozen. It is also compatible with salt and organic acids and natural sweeteners such as barley malt, honey, fructose and sorbitol.