Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Natural Sugar Free Sweetener Approved

Good news for diet soda lovers who also love options. A new all natural, sugar free sweetener has been Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The component is called rebaudioside A and is derived from the stevia plant.Cargill and Coke have worked together to develop Truvia brand sweetener derived from rebaudioside A, which may be used as a tabletop sugar free sweetener. Other companies, such as PepsiCo and Sweet'N Low have developed all natural products sweetened with rebaudioside A as well.

For more information on Truvia visit: http://www.truvia.com/

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