Earlier this summer, The World Health Organization’s cancer agency deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — a “possible” cause of cancer. Another group found it ...

As the technology around producing steviol glycosides continues to evolve, transparency in labeling will be critical if consumer trust in ‘natural’ sweeteners is to be retained, says PureCircle, which ...

The desire for plants that produce more than greenery has gone indoors. More gardeners are looking for houseplants that do double duty by producing food. Stevia, the leaves of which can be used as a ...

A surprising new discovery from Japan, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, is turning a kitchen staple into a potential anticancer ally. Scientists have found that stevia ...

Stevia may provide more benefits than as a zero-calorie sugar substitute. When fermented with bacteria isolated from banana leaves, stevia extract kills off pancreatic cancer cells but doesn’t harm ...

In recent years, many analysts have given much attention to the now world-famous sugar alternative, stevia. Since the FDA gave a no objection approval for “generally regarded as safe” (GRAS) status in ...