STEVIER is the powder form of the green leaves of Stevia rebaudiana – a herbal sweetener, commonly known as Stevia. From this crop, the leaves are separated, sun dried, pulverized, packed and marketed by ROYAL TRADING CORPORATION as STEVIER. This product is 25-30 times sweeter than cane sugar and totally calorie free. STEVIER can be freely used in place of sugar and is an excellent alternative for calorie free sweeteners. Unlike other commercial calorie free sweeteners, STEVIER is non-protenacious, and stable upto 180C. The potential to use STEVIER in the food processing, baking, confectionery, beverage and ice cream industry is unlimited. Stevia is consumed in large quantities in many parts of the world namely in Japan, China, Brazil, USA etc. There are numerous scientific reports published in international journals on the safe uses of Stevia for human consumption. The FDA in the US has approved the sale of Stevia vide FDA approval IA # 45-06. The ideal method of using Stevia is in the form of a liquid extract.
 
HPLC analysis of dry leaf extract (75% dilution) shows stevioside content as 9.2%.