Comments on: Natural Sweeteners vs Artificial Sweeteners: Truvia

By: Karenina Tracy

Karenina Tracy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:17:38 +0000

Thanks Steve Weinberger…for the last most informative post about Truvia and telling us about Sweetleaf!!

By: steve weinberger

steve weinberger — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:16:57 +0000

You sound like a real Truvia fan. However, you seem to have fallen for the FALSE claims of Truvia as a “natural” sweetener. Truvia is as natural as the car fuel that they put in it. Yes, Virginia, there is car fuel in your Truvia (and PureVia) sweeteners. They are both made from Rebiana, which is a chemically produced pure Reb A product. There is no such thing as Rebiana in nature, or in a stevia plant. Rebiana is created under laboratory conditions by chemically splitting the stevioside molecule with ethanol or metanol, to create a Reb A molecule. This leaves a residual of methanol or ethanol in your sweetener. Would you want to put car fuel in your coffee, tea or cheesecake?? I don’t think so, but that is precisely what you are doing when you use Truvia and PureVia. SweetLeaf Sweetener is the ONLY 100% natural stevia sweetener that is made using ONLY purified water…no residual chemicals because chemicals are not used in the process. Sweetness as nature intended. SweetLeaf Sweetener.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:43:29 +0000

I use xylitol, which is another natural sweetener like Stevia, but made from birch pulp. It is much sweeter than all the other artificial sweeteners, and I highly recommend it. The only sad thing about Truvia, which I’m all for, is that it’s not being marketed in bulk, but on in the packets for use in teas and other drinks. Xylitol can be bought in bulk, I don’t remember through which company, but I get mine from the co-op here in Boise.
Artificial sweeteners are low calorie or zero calorie because your body doesn’t absorb any of it, it’s all waste. If your body can’t process it, why eat it? Down with the artificial, up with the natural!

By: Jen B

Jen B — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:23:51 +0000

I just started using Stevia Extract in the Raw and love it! It is a zero calorie sweetener made from the Stevia plant. I also tried Truvia. I like Stevia Extract in the Raw better. It is less expensive than Truvia and does not have sugar alcohol in it. Check it out at http://www.steviaextractintheraw.com

By: PacoBell

PacoBell — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:20:04 +0000

Ironically, Lewis’ link regarding stevia actually provides evidence in support of rebiana. Maybe he was trying to spread FUD with the knee-jerk term “controversy”? Hmm…

By: Lisa Lee

Lisa Lee — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:21:24 +0000

I believe in everything in moderation. I just have sugar. I’m so wary of all these sweeteners. No sooner do you hear that something is natural & won’t cause harm, that then you hear about some new discovery involving it. Like “oops, sorry we didnt know this before”.

So you know what? I just have good ol’ sugar. I just don’t have alot of it. Moderation. The key to all things. :)

Except Ben & Jerrys. No such thing as “moderation” there. ;)

But that’s another story- for another day.

By: marcuhlig

marcuhlig — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:11:56 +0000

i dont get it. tea with sweeteners tastes like crap… i think as long as you don’t consume it by the pound there is nothing wrong with sugar…

By: infoliberation

infoliberation — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:00:52 +0000

Your generated ads are counterintuitive. I have always wanted to try stevia. I just might have to try Truvia

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:47:47 +0000

I’m sure you’ve got a good thing going with Truvia, but you could do better with a product called “Nustevia” by NuNaturals brand. Purchase the White Stevia Pure Extract.

This will last you much longer than Truvia so you will end up saving money (I buy the 1 lb. size).

They extract the chemical in Stevia that makes it taste bitter and this Stevia also dissolves quickly and perfectly in any liquid.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:04:54 +0000

Avoiding sucralose (Splenda) for stevia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenda#Health_and_safety_regulation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia#Health_controversy

Ah, but stevia is *natural*. Course, so is arsenic, dog poo, uranium, and slime mold; I’m not eating any of those.