Consumer demand for natural, plant-based ingredients combined with their desire to cut back on sugar without sacrificing taste is creating a perfect storm for stevia sales to grow exponentially, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Behind a compound annual growth rate of 5.8% in the beverage segment, the global stevia market should rise to $556.7 million in 2024 from $337.7 million in 2015, according to a report ...

It's Morning Edition from NPR News. Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of two new zero-calorie sweeteners. They come from a plant called the stevia ...

The desire for plants that produce more than greenery has gone indoors. More gardeners are looking for houseplants that do double duty by producing food. Stevia, the leaves of which can be used as a ...

ZHUCHENG, China, Sept. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thanks to a dedicated team and decade-long commitment to intense agricultural science and research, HOWTIAN is proud to officially announce a ...

Stevia is the kind of plant that stays quiet until you taste it. The sweetness feels unexpected, almost like a trick, ...

Good news for those who are committed to reducing their sugar intake but can’t stomach the taste of unsweetened coffee: Sugar isn’t the only way to satisfy a sweet tooth. The only bad news is that the ...

HOWTIAN has grown stevia plants with up to a 12% average Reb A yield this season, the “highest ever in the industry,” says the firm, which described the news as a “milestone not just for the company, ...

While the United States has only been continuously using artificial sweeteners since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Nutrasweet in 1981, other cultures have been using sugar ...

M.B.: Dear, sweet stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) is a small shrub from South America, and though it is known for its saccharine disposition, it really goes sour in our winter cold. You can grow new plants ...