A new way to be sweet
News this morning reported a new sweetener on the block: rebiana. Developed by food giants Coke and Cargill, rebiana is a low-calorie sweetener that has one advantage over current favorites Splenda and Nutrasweet: it is all natural. (Of course, splenda claims to be "made from sugar" but the process used to alter it is anything but natural.) Stevia is developed from a plant called stevia, native to South America. Long term health issues are still unclear--this plant has been banned in the past for what appears to be questionable reasons. But this sounds like an intriguing development.
Image source: http://www.rain-tree.com/Plant-Images/stevia-pic.htm
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It really does take years to see if a new product or food additive is safe or not.
Posted by: baby names researcher | June 3, 2007 4:12 AM