Looking for a sweetener that works just as good as Sugar, with as little “fakeness” as possible? Look no further than Truvia.
While a Coca-Cola product, (editorial note: I prefer Pepsi, but to each their own!) Truvia is much closer to a sugar than Pepsi’s version, Purevia. It is sold in 20 and 40 count boxes. You can find this at most chain stores and Wal Mart. At this time, there are no plans for a granulated bag (like Splenda’s baking bag).
Truvia is a stevia based sweetener, made from the stevia plant, but doesn’t measure teaspon-to-teaspoon to sugar (like most sweeteners). Below is a table based from the Truvia Web site.
| Sugar | Truvia™ Natural Sweetener | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 3/8 tsp | 1/2 packet | |
| 2 tsp | 3/4 tsp | 1 packet | |
| 1 tbsp | 1 1/4 tsp | 1 1/2 packets | |
| 1/4 cup | 1 tbsp + 2 tsp | 6 packets | |
| 1/3 cup | 2 tbsp + 1/2 tsp | 8 packets | |
| 1/2 cup | 3 tbsp + 3/4 tsp | 12 packets | |
| 1 cup | 1/3 c + 1 tbsp | 24 packets | |
Unlike Splenda’s chemical aftertaste, Truvia has a more “herbal” aftertaste (most refer to it as like “licorice”). I find that in my coffee, two packages should
work to make even the most Starschmuckian of coffees taste okay.
Taking from WebMD’s article on Truvia, “Those studies, published in the advance online edition of Food and Chemical Toxicology, show no signs of the possible health issues — such as blood pressure, blood sugar, and reproductive effects — that have been noted in some, but not all stevia studies done mainly on animals.”
Further, “In the Cargill and Coca-Cola funded studies, Truvia didn’t affect blood pressure in healthy people or blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. Further tests in rats show no effects on reproduction, fertility, or other health problems.”
Truvia’s contents include erythritol (a fruit-based sweetener found in pears and grapes [the latter of which, has been found to help diabetics when made into red wine]), rebiana and “natural flavors”.
Truvia also is used in a Truvia-based dark chocolate.
My rating: Five Stars out of Five!
Picture taken from fitsugar.com
2 Comments
I think I’ll stick with my SweetLeaf stevia, which unlike Truvia, has no fillers but soluble inulin fiber in its powder!
I also like experimenting with their flavored liquids (ie, their chococlate flavor in skim milk!)
Thanks anyway!
If this didn’t go through before… I *believe* I tried sweetleaf once, it was in a similar box at an organic market. I couldn’t get over the “I-just-licked-a-leaf” taste. I do reserve the right to say I might not have used it properly, or I could be mixing my stevia extract products.
Thanks for the comment!
-mitch