Stevia is a super-sweet, natural alternative to sugar, made from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant, a South American member of the sunflower family.
Moises Santiago Bertoni, an Italian botanist, is often credited with the modern discovery of stevia in the late 1800s yet indigenous people in Paraguay and Brazil have been chewing stevia leaves and using them to sweeten their medicines and teas for more than 500 years.
Known as kaa-he (or sweet herb) by the native population, stevia was used traditionally to treat burns and stomach problems. At Nexba it forms part of our patented Naturally Sugar Free sweetener blend which goes into all of our drinks.
Sophie Hanson
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