Stevia
Stevia
Intensely sweet plant-derived sweetener with no sugar.
About Stevia
Stevia is a sweetening ingredient derived from the leaves of Stevia plants. It is used in drinks, desserts, sauces, and other foods when intense sweetness is desired in place of some or all of the sugar. In culinary use, the word can refer to dried leaves, a purified sweet extract, or a blended sweetener product.
Its sweetness is powerful, while the accompanying flavour depends on the preparation. Leaf material may have a green, herbal, or slightly bitter character; purified extracts are usually cleaner but can still leave a lingering or mildly bitter note. Texture and dispersal depend on whether the sweetener is liquid, powdered, or granular.
Dried leaves appear green and loose or finely ground. Extracts may be clear or coloured liquids, fine powders, or concentrated crystals, and blended products may resemble ordinary granulated sweeteners. Infusing, dissolving, and blending distribute the sweetness differently, while extracts require much less volume than leaf material.
- Ingredient type
- sweetener
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Local names for stevia
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stevia leaf
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Stevia, Dried
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Stevia, Raw
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Stevia nutrition & diet
Stevia nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Sugar, white, granulated or lump
Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 382.4kcal
- Protein
- 0.0g
- Carbs
- 100.0g
- Fat
- 0.0g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Portions & preparation
Establish whether the product is dried stevia leaf, purified steviol glycoside extract, a liquid preparation, or a blended tabletop sweetener. These forms are not interchangeable for reference purposes. Carriers, bulking agents, flavors, and sweeteners in commercial products should be assessed separately from the stevia component.
Compare the right form: Match references to the exact stevia form—leaf, extract, liquid, or blend—identifying carriers, added sweeteners, and the portion used in the recipe.
Diet considerations
Stevia originates from a plant, but commercial products may combine its extract with sugar alcohols, cereal-derived carriers, or other ingredients. Some formulations may include dairy-derived or other animal additions. Compatibility therefore depends on the exact product label, not the word stevia alone.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3 — F008976 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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