About Stevia
Meet the stevia plant. The proud parent of our natural* sweetener. People have been sweetening foods and beverages with stevia leaves for hundreds of years. Stevia is a plant (specifically, a member of the chrysanthemum family) native to portions of northeastern Paraguay. The taste comes from natural ingredients from the leaves called steviol glycosides. Truvia® stevia leaf extract is comprised of the best tasting steviol glycosides.
Making Truvia® stevia leaf extract:
Glossary of Terms
Term | Description |
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Stevia | General term used to refer to the plant and commercially to food uses of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (botanical name) |
Steviol glycosides |
Sweet tasting components in leaves of the stevia plant
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Rebaudioside A |
Predominant steviol glycoside
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Stevia leaf extract |
Refers to compounds isolated (extracted) from stevia
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Truvia® | Brand name of leading sweetener derived from stevia |
* FDA has not defined natural. Contact Cargill for source and processing information.