You may feel that all sweets are bad for you. However, PUre-le Natural Stevia gives you all the sweetness you want from a sweetener without the drawbacks. Just mix it in your favorite hot or cold drinks and soft foods. It's also great to use in your cooking or baking, anywhere you would use sugar. You won't even know the difference!
With over 100 years of experience in manufacturing safe Natural Health Products in Canada, Pure-le Natural is rpoud to have Spoonable Stevia One to ONe™ in it's product line. It's completely safe and made of pure sweet stevia concentrate blended with flavour-free natural soluble dietary fiber (partially hydrolyzed inulin) extracted from chicory root.
Spoonable Stevia One to One™ is a natural sweetener that you can mix with almost anything. It is sweet, healthy and convenient.
Unlike other sweeteers, Spoonable Stevia One to One™ is natural, noon-thickening, grit-free, and heat stable so it can be used in cooking and baking. Best of all it has no bitter aftertaste to interfere with the natural flavour of your dishes.
Spoonable Stevia One to One™ is a natural non-caloric and non-glycemic heat stable sweetener. It is a great (and healthy) substitute for sugar. It helps you maintain healthy blood sugar levels and gives you the freedom to add sweetness to your foods any way you choose!
Both Stevia Concentrated Powder and Stevia Concentrated Liquid are easily used in cooking and baking, making these sweet alternatives a healthy way to enjoy your favourite foods.
There are many health benefits associated with using stevia products, including improviing digestion and gastrointestinal function, soothing upset stomachs, and qucker recovery from minor illnesses. Users have reported that drinking a tea made from, or enhanced by, stevia reduced their desire for tobacco and alcohol.
Scientific research indicates that stevia effectively regulates blood sugar and brings it into balance. In some South American countries it is sold as an aid for people with diabetes and hypoglycemia. Many people report that taking 20-30 drops of Stevia Concentrate liquid with each meal reduced their blood glucose levels within a short period of time.
Additionally, stevia inhibits the growth and reproduction of some bacteria and infectious organisms, including those that cause tooth decay and gum disease. Many people add Stevia Concentrated Liquid to their toothpaste and use it, diluted in water, as a daily mouthwash. Of those people, many report lower incidences of colds and flu, as well as significant improvement in oral health.
When using stevia in foods, remember that it not only sweetens but also enhances flavour. If you use stevia in something with little or no flavour it gets "lost" and is ineffective. Stevia shines in items with strong flavours (chocolate, lemon, berries, cheeses, sauces, coffee, etc).
Pure-lea Natural Spoonable Stevia One to One™ is the easy way to use sevia in recipes. Simply use the same amount of Spoonable Stevia One to One™ as you would sugar, and add about 10% more liquid to the recipe. What could be easier?
Other forms of stevia can also be used in your cooking and baking. Both Stevia Concentrated Liquid and Stevia Concentrated Powder are suitable for ecipies that call for sugar. When cookig, just substititue stevia for sugar in recipes as per the Conversions chart at the bottom of this page. Use liquid concentrate for liquid products (drinks, soups, sauces, etc.) and powder for everything else.
Follow the same substitution when baking, along with one other adjustment. In order to overcome the volume lost be replacing each cup of sugar with the 1/2 tsp. of stevia powder, you need to add unsweetened apple fiber.
To make unsweetened apple fiber place unsweetened applesauce in a strainer lined with cheesecloth, place in a bowl and let sit overnight in your refrigerator. In the morning you will have apple fiber (in the cheesecloth) and juice (in the bowl).
Add 1 cup of apple fiber, as well as 1/2 tsp. of stevia, for each cup of sugar the recipe calls for. The amount of oil you need in the recipe can also be reduced.
| Q. | What is Stevia? |
| A. | Stevia rebaudiana is a small shrub-like herb from the Chrysanthemum family that grows wild in Paraguay and Brazil. The glycoside substances in stevia leaves, including Stevioside, account for its incredible sweetness. |
| Q. | Is Stevial Safe? |
| A. | Yes. Stevia is an al-natural herbal product with centuries of safe usage by native Indians in Parguay. Thorough research in hundreds of trials internationally (mainly in the Orient) has proven it to be a completely safe and non-toxic. Stevia has been consumed in massive quantities (thousands of tonnes annually) for over twenty years. |
| Q. | How sweet is Stevia? |
| A. | Stevia's sweetness depends on the particular form you are using. Sweetness of the crude green leaves from the stevia plant varies from 10-15 times sweeter than sugar. Stevia concentrates (white powders or liquids) can be 100 to over 300 times sweeter than sugar. Not all concentrates (white posders or liquids) are created equal so read the product label and literature to ensure what you are buying is 100% pure stevia and to determine its sweetness level. |
| Q. | How can Pure-le Natual Stevia's have o after-taste, unlike other brands? |
| A. | Quality and purity. Our concentrated Stevia powder is the highest grade 100% pure stevia available. Lower grad stevia concentrates add inexpensive glycemic fillers to reduce their costs. It is these fillers which have the unpleasant after-taste. Our Stevia Concentrate Liquid contains absolutely no alcohol or glycerine (fillers commonly used in stevia liquids), which are responsible for the diestinctive aftertate in some brands.
All of Pure-le Natural's stevia porducts are amazingly sweet and free of any aftertaste. |
Hypolglycemia:
Scientific research has indicated that stevia regulates blood sugar levels, bringing them to a normal balance.
Weigh Management:
Stevia contains no calories or carbohydrates, making it an ideal sweetener for weight loss or weight management. Stevia also helps users eat less by reducing hunger and cravings for sweets and fatty foods.
Cardiovascular:
Studies have shown stevia works as a cardiovascular tonic, lowering high blood pressure.
Bacteria:
Stevia inhibits the reproduction and growth of bacteria and infectious organixms, such as those that cause colds, flu and dental problems.
Skin Care:
When applied as a facial mask, Stevia Concentrated Liquid smoothes out wrinkles, heals acne, treats seborrhea, dermatitis and cczema, and helps to pretoct the skin from environmental damage and visable signs of premature aging.
Digestion:
Consumed as an herbal tea, stevia effectively improves digestive and gastrointenstinal function and soothes stomach upset.
Addiction:
Using stevia-enhanced products helps reduce the desire for tobacco and alcohol products.
Partially Hydrolized Inulin (A 100% natural fiber from chicory root)
Stevia Powder GP* (Stevia rebaudiana)
(Minimum 85% Steviosides)
Stevia Powder GP* (Stevia rebaudiana)
(Minimum 85% Steviosides)
Pure Filtered Water
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Natural Source Potassium Sorbate
Stevia Powder GP* (Stevia rebaudiana)
(Minimum 85% Steviosides)
* GP - Guaranteed Potency
All types of individuals, including diabetics, have used stevia safely for over 1500 years. There are no known precautions to taking stevia.
Pure-le Natural Stevia products are 100% natural, vegetarian and independently certified Kosher and Parve.
This chart shows approximate amounts of stevia to use in recipes however, they are only a quideline. Your taste perception may alter the quantity you use in your recipes.
| Sugar | Spoonable Stevia One to One™ | Stevia Concentrate Liquid | Stevia Concentrate Powder |
| 1 tsp | 1 tsp | 1/8 tsp | 1/32 tsp |
| 1/4 Cup | 1/4 Cup | 1/2 tsp | 1/8 tsp |
| 1/3 Cup | 1/3 Cup | 3/4 tsp | 1/6 tsp |
| 1/2 Cup | 1/2 Cup | 1 1/4 tsp | 1/4 tsp |
| 3/4 Cup | 3/4 Cup | 1 3/4 tsp | 3/8 tsp |
| 1 Cup | 1 Cup | 2 1/2 tsp | 1/2 tsp |
| 2 Cups | 2 Cups | 5 1/4 tsp | 1 tsp |
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5 Richard D. "Stevia the Sweetest of Herbs", The Herb Companion. December 1997
6 "Health Benefits of Stvia Praised" American Botnaical Council June 1996.
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10 Richard D., Stevia Rebaudiana " Natures Sweet Secret, Blue Heron Press, 1996
**The statements contained in this document have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.