That’s the trouble with words like ‘artificial’ and ‘natural’. They mean nothing. It would be better to call them refined additives, because I expect the “stevia” would be in a refined, extracted form when added - whether substantially changed from the form present in the plant or not, this could be considered artificial, if we insist on using this word.
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Epicmulch@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I thought stevia wasn’t an artificial sweetener. It’s just a leaf.
Welt@lazysoci.al 1 month ago
Wispy2891@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is what bothers me the most from marketing. Uranium, arsenic and petroleum are 100% natural too
udon@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Careful, this drink contains chemicals!
rumba@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Thanks California calm down please
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BangCrash@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Sugar is refined.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 month ago
the oop said it came from petro, which isnt true. the substance which used to extract stevia isnt organic though, probably using an organic solvent, but they purify it to some extent. but alot of stevia brands only used the pure stevia from the plant.
Zanz@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Stevie leaf extract is a petroleum base sweetener. It was used as an artificial sweetener , but then they found that it could be naturally occurring in small quantities and rebranded. It works like natural flavors where it can still come from petroleum so long as its naturally occurring with some source. I find it extremely bitter and soapy, just like almost every other artificial sweetener.
syreus@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Could you give a source? I can’t find ANY mention of stevia being “petroleum based”.
Afaik Stevia is entirely produced from the shrub.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 month ago
sounds more like aspartame, stevia comes form the stevia plant.