{"id":5422,"date":"2009-02-10T10:32:32","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T15:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=5422"},"modified":"2009-02-10T10:32:32","modified_gmt":"2009-02-10T15:32:32","slug":"the-sweet-taste-of-truvia-is-all-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/the-sweet-taste-of-truvia-is-all-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sweet Taste of Truvia is All-Natural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5447\" title=\"truvia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/truvia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a>Truvia is the newest, zero-calories, natural sweetener to hit the market. Truvia was developed by Cargill and Coca-Cola. &#8220;Sweetness born from a leaf, not in a lab,&#8221; they say about the product. Truvia is made from the stevia plant, which is a native plant of South America. The stevia plant is not new and has been used as a sweetener in South America and Japan for centuries. However, in the US, thus far stevia has only been sold as a dietary supplement due to FDA concerns. The ingredient list of\u00a0Truvia includes: Rebiana, Erythritol, and natural flavors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ribana portion comes from the sweet leaf of the stevia plant. These leaves are picked, dried, then submerged into water, which unlocks the sweetness portion and is then purified.<\/li>\n<li>Erythritol is a naturally occurring fermented sugar alcohol (found in grapes and pears).<!--more--> This sugar alcohol is made during a process using a culture (the product&#8217;s website said &#8220;a culture in a process like making yogurt from milk.&#8221;). It is then filtered, dried, and crystallized producing a pure, natural ingredient.<\/li>\n<li>Natural flavors portion of the product is defined (on the product\u2019s homepage) as &#8220;Natural flavors used to bring out the best of our natural sweetness.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As mentioned before, previously stevia could only be sold as a dietary supplement (not as a sweetener or a food additive) because of FDA concerns. However, Truvia will be the first stevia product not labeled as a dietary supplement. In studies funded by Cargill and Coca-Cola, Truvia has not shown any signs of health problems. <em>*Keep in mind, whenever studies are funded by the makers of a product there are usually biases and they can manipulate findings to give a desired conclusion of the manufacturers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5448\" title=\"sweeteners\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/sweeteners-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a>As you know, there&#8217;s no shortage of no-calorie sweeteners. The five approved by the FDA include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"aspartame\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/aspartame-101\/\" target=\"_self\">Aspartame<\/a> &#8211; NutraSweet and Equal.<\/li>\n<li>Sucralose &#8211; Splenda.<\/li>\n<li>Saccharin &#8211; Sweet&#8217;N Low, Sweet Twin, and Necta Sweet.<\/li>\n<li>Acesulfame-K &#8211; Sunett and Sweet One.<\/li>\n<li>Neotame &#8211; Approved for use as an ingredient in a wide variety of foods\u00a0(i.e. baked goods, soft drinks, gum).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Truvia differs from those products because it&#8217;s natural. Also, it differs from other stevia products because &#8220;it&#8217;s backed by extensive safety studies,&#8221; claims a representative of Truvia producer Cargill.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you want, check out your local market and see if they carry this product. Give it a taste and see if you like it. Just keep in mind, that you are consuming a sugar alternative, but the claims of being all natural is an advantage for Truvia. However, more studies are needed in order to determine the true safety of this product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truvia is the newest, zero-calories, natural sweetener to hit the market. Truvia was developed by Cargill and Coca-Cola. &#8220;Sweetness born from a leaf, not in a lab,&#8221; they say about the product. 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