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Steviol glycosides do not induce a glycemic response when ingested, because humans cannot metabolize stevia. [4] [5] The acceptable daily intake (ADI) for steviol glycosides, expressed as steviol equivalents, has been established to be 4 mg/kg body weight/day, and is based on no observed effects of a 100 fold higher dose in a rat study. [6]
A common sweetener, aspartame is to be labelled a possible carcinogen next month
The ingredient set to be re-labelled is aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in an array of food products including Diet Coke, chewing gum and light yoghurt.
Stevia (/ ˈ s t iː v i ə, ˈ s t ɛ v i ə /) [1] [2] is a sweet sugar substitute that is about 50 to 300 times sweeter than sugar. [3] It is extracted from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, a plant native to areas of Paraguay and Brazil.
Even amongst leaf-eating primates, there is a tendency to prefer immature leaves, which tend to be higher in protein and lower in fibre and poisons than mature leaves. [9] The "sweet tooth" thus has an ancient heritage, and while food processing has changed consumption patterns, [10] [11] human physiology remains largely unchanged. [12]
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Sweeteners other than sugar are added to keep the food energy low, or because they have beneficial effects for diabetes mellitus and tooth decay. Thickeners Caffeine and other GRAS (generally recognized as safe) additives such as sugar and salt are not required to go through the regulation process.