Re: Stevia - try another one (Sweetleaf brand)

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Sweet Leaf is the only brand I use so perhaps that is why I like/tolerate it? I also prefer the whole-leaf version (black instead of clear), but it is getting almost impossible to find in stores :-(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EO5RG8/ref=asc_df_B001EO5RG81837559?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER & tag=hyprod-20 & linkCode=asn & creative=395093 & creativeASIN=B001EO5RG8The reviews are interesting. Now I'm going to have to try this on my skin! :-)I prefer things to be as unrefined as possible, so always gravitated towards this Whole leaf version. The Sweetleaf clear (refined) verson seems to get really good reviews on Amazon.com regarding a lack of bitterness. http://www.amazon.com/SweetLeaf-SteviaClear-Liquid-4-Ounce-Bottles/dp/B001E5E3JY/ref=pd_sim_gro_3That being said, the unrefined (black) version is not bitter to me, so I must have a deficiency of those "bitter receptor" taste buds :-) My husband and kids don't even like the Sweetleaf clear version, so I'm right back to a statement I made earlier - some people never will like Stevia :-( One other thought though… I think that when I first got off of sugar and switched to Stevia it tasted somewhat bitter to me - now I taste no bitterness at all, so perhaps a person's senses adjust? All I know is that I will never consume a chemical imitation of sugar, and honey or molasses messes up my blood sugars (even high glycemic fruits do too) so for me, it is Stevia or no sweetener at all. I attribute the biggest part of my "healing" to getting off of sugar and wheat - I feel fortunate that I can tolerate Stevia - especially now that even high glycemic fruits are starting to affect me...

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On Dec 27, 2011, at 11:43 PM, gvnyalip wrote:

Different brands of stevia can have very, very different flavors. Some are really nasty or weedy or bitter, but there are some really good ones out there too. I get the one I enjoy, Sweet Leaf Stevia Clear, at a big savings on the Vitacost website. Its the first non-neurotoxin alternative sweetener I've found that has taken the place of sugar for me.

Neil