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Play on words there. Find me a 'stevia' solution without erythritol in it that I can buy off Amazon (this is the first result that comes up for me) [0]. Sure, doesn't have erythritol in it, but it has Dextrose, which is just corn sugar. We're back at square zero.

My whole point is that you have to look closely at the labels for everything sugar related at this point. All these companies are false advertising and it is a pathetic joke.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Raw-Sugar-Substitute-Sugar-Free-Glute...




Here's a couple 100% pure Stevia leaf extract products I found with a quick search on Amazon... https://www.amazon.com/Artificial-Sweetener-Servings-BSL-BSw... https://www.amazon.com/Stevia-Select-Powder-Organic-Leaf-Per... I know of a couple others, too. I always check labels very carefully.


Zevia sodas.

The link you gave literally says “stevia blended with other sweeteners” as the first thing on the front of the label. Many wouldn’t call that false advertising.

Why do you feel the need to purchase and use powdered added sweetener products in your cooking? Can you live without them, since your requirements are so exacting (no sweetener besides stevia, no added sugar)? There are entire libraries of paleo and whole 30 cookbooks that are very good


> Zevia sodas.

I'm not asking for products with the stuff in there, I'm asking for the raw product. Interesting that company has Disney copyright at the bottom, oh, I see... marketing.

> “stevia blended with other sweeteners”

In small letters, of course. I'd argue that most people don't look past the headline of 'STEVIA IN THE RAW'.

> Why do you feel the need to purchase and use powdered added sweetener products in your cooking?

I personally don't add it, but the partner likes it. When I started to investigate what they were adding (mostly because it gives me a massive amount of flatulence), I found a whole lot of "truth in advertising" failure. We've since stopped and I've become a more aware of the reality of this stuff.


>I'm asking for the raw product.

You can't have stevia powder without some sort of filler/carrier. Undiluted stevia extract is too sweet to be usefully measurable in the typical kitchen. These makers aren't trying to be nefarious.

You can get SweetLeaf which uses inulin (fiber) instead of dextrose https://www.amazon.com/SweetLeaf-Natural-Stevia-Sweetener-70...

You can also get stevia in liquid form which is just in water, and there are a few different brands https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stevia+drops&crid=3TEZDE5EKSQZ1&s...




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