Stevia Extract

Stevia, also called Stevia rebaudiana, is a plant 

that is a member of the chrysanthemum family, 

a subgroup of the Asteraceae family (ragweed 

family). There’s a big difference between the 

stevia you buy at the grocery store and the 

stevia you may grow at home. Stevia products 

found on grocery store shelves, such as Truvia 

and Stevia in the Raw, don’t contain whole 

stevia leaf. They’re made from a highly refined 

stevia leaf extract called rebaudioside A (Reb-A).

Stevia is a nonnutritive sweetener. This means it 

has almost no calories. If you’re trying to lose 

weight, this aspect may be appealing.