Stevia leaf extract is a component of the leaves of the stevia plant. At Splenda Stevia Farms, our stevia leaves are harvested, dried, and then steeped in water. This liquid is processed to allow the intense sweetening components to be isolated, purified, and dried.
Learn more about stevia by reading the International Food Information Council’s overview here.
Stevia is a herb or plant which is farmed commercially. The leaves from the stevia plant are used to create an extract that is 200-350 times sweeter than sugar. Due to its sweetness level, stevia extract is often processed with other plant-based ingredients to create zero-calorie sweetener blends that measure more like sugar. Many people all... Read More
Splenda Stevia is a great-tasting, zero calorie sweetener blend that uses stevia leaves sweetened by sunshine on Splenda Stevia Farms. Most stevia is currently grown overseas, but Splenda Stevia uses hand-selected plants pollinated by bees and grown by U.S. farmers in the fresh air of our Florida farms. The sweet parts of the leaf... Read More
Splenda Stevia Zero Calorie Sweeteners are made with simple ingredients that include hand-selected stevia leaves grown by U.S. farmers at Splenda Stevia Farms. The sweet parts of the leaves are then extracted and processed to be combined with plant-based ingredients so that it measures like sugar and has that signature Splenda sweet taste. Our... Read More
Splenda Stevia Zero Calorie Sweeteners are made using stevia plants grown on Splenda Stevia Farms - the first commercially, fully integrated stevia farm in the United States. Our 1,465-acre farm in Central Florida has built a new American agriculture industry because until now, most stevia has been grown and processed... Read More
Splenda Stevia Zero Calorie Sweeteners get their unique Splenda sweet taste from extract derived from stevia leaves. This starts with hand-selected stevia leaves grown on our U.S. Splenda Stevia Farms. Our stevia plants are grown in the fresh air and sweetened by sunshine to be great-tasting so you can easily replace sugar in all your... Read More
