Stevia is a natural sweetener that is sugar free and calorie free. Plant it in your container garden or herb garden for a homegrown boost of sweetness.

(For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glance collection page.) If growing your own calorie-free, natural sweetener sounds too good to be true, it’s time to get ...

Understanding stevia safety effects reveals a sweetener more thoroughly researched than most headlines suggest, with nuance ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of two new zero-calorie sweeteners made from the stevia plant. Coca-Cola and other companies plan to introduce drinks sweetened with stevia-based ...

PureCircle’s first move was developing a proprietary strain of the stevia plant, StarLeaf, which contains 20 times the amounts of Reb D and Reb M. The company announced in February that it would be ...

Consumer demand for natural, plant-based ingredients combined with their desire to cut back on sugar without sacrificing taste is creating a perfect storm for stevia sales to grow exponentially, ...

HOWTIAN has grown stevia plants with up to a 12% average Reb A yield this season, the “highest ever in the industry,” says the firm, which described the news as a “milestone not just for the company, ...

If you've replaced sugar with stevia in your morning coffee or reach for stevia-sweetened yogurt as a guilt-free snack, ...

Coca-Cola recently released a new product, Coke Life, intended to please anti-sugar consumers who are wary of artificial sweeteners like aspartame. The magic ingredient? Stevia: a calorie-free ...

Several dietitians point to the same sweetener as a healthier alternative to sugar in coffee.

A household sweetener could hold the potential to create an anti-cancer treatment. New research from Hiroshima University in Japan revealed that stevia leaf extract could help fight pancreatic cancer ...