Global Stevia Institute

Stevia has the potential to become the next mass volume, natural sweetener to be used as a mainstream ingredient across global food and beverage categories. Stevia is a unique sweetening ingredient that satisfies both consumer demand as well as food and beverage manufacturer requirements.

Consumer Benefits:

• Great taste
• Natural
• No calories
• No carbohydrates
• Zero glycemic load - safe for diabetics

Manufacturer Benefits:

• Reliable, high -purity
• Economic pricing - allows for cost efficiencies
• Scalable supply - available in large quantities to satisfy global demand
• Produced through a sustainable supply chain
• Viable complement to other natural sweeteners – product formulation that are both natural, and reduced calorie

In a world where consumers are seeking great tasting, natural, healthy options, food and beverage manufacturers will find success when sweetening products with stevia, a cost effective, natural, no-calorie ingredient capable of mainstream acceptance.