tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19914112.post-1140979328570748782006-02-26T10:39:00.000-08:002006-02-26T10:42:08.583-08:00"The principal importance of Ka he'e (stevia) is due to the possibility of<br />substituting it for saccharine. It presents these great advantages over<br />saccharine:<br /><br /> 1. It is not toxic but, on the contrary, it is healthful, as shown by<br /> long experience and according to the studies of Dr. Rebaudi.<br /> 2. It is a sweetening agent of great power.<br /> 3. It can be employed directly in its natural state, (pulverized leaves).<br /> 4. It is much cheaper than saccharine."<br /><br />Unfortunately, this last point may have been the undoing of stevia.<br />Noncaloric sweeteners are a big business in the U.S., as are caloric<br />sweeteners like sugar and the sugar-alcohols, sorbitol, mannitol and<br />xylitol. It is small wonder that the powerful sweetener interests here, do<br />not want the natural, inexpensive, and non-patentable stevia approved in<br />the U.S.<br /><br />Full Article <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/london/herbs/forums/alt.folklore.herbs/msg00147.html">here</a>ideanichehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824005854111317262noreply@blogger.com