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What
is Stevia? |
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What
are the unique benefits of Stevia? |
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How sweet is Stevia?
What is Stevia Sugar? |
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Is Stevia safe? |
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How is it that Stevia
is completely calorie free? |
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Which are the other
natural sweeteners? |
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Which are the different
artificial sweeteners? |
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Can Stugar replace sugar
in the diet? |
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Can Stugar replace Artificial
sweeteners in the diet? |
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Will Stugar raise my
blood sugar level? |
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So, is it safe for
Diabetics? |
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Can Stugar be used
for boiling, cooking or baking? |
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Is Stugar plaque retardant? |
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Does Stugar caramelize
like Cane Sugar? |
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Can Stugar be mixed
with other sweeteners? |
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How many calories are
added when we consume Cane Sugar? |
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Does Stugar contain
cane sugar? |
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What is the difference
between Cane Sugar that we regularly use and Stevia
Sugar? |
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What are the ingredients
of Stugar? |
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How do I measure and
convert Stugar for cooking? |
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Do I need to consult
my doctor before trying Stugar? |
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What is Stevia? |
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The botanical name for Stevia is
Stevia rebaudiana (family Asteraceae). Stevia is
an
amazing herb from the rain forests of the Amazon.
It is a plant native to South America.
Stevia leaves contain Stevioside (Stevia Sugar),
which is a naturally sweet compound.
The leaves have incredible sweetening power. Its
extract is 100 to 300 times sweeter
than sugar!
Yet, it is completely calorie free, carbohydrate
free and fat free! So it does not affect
blood sugar level. It is safe for diabetics, perfect
for dieters and the health conscious.
Yes, Stevia is your Zero Calorie, Natural and Healthier
alternative to sugar and artificial
sweeteners like aspartame and saccharin. |
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What are the unique benefits
of Stevia? |
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- Natural & Healthy
- Completely Calorie Free
- Does not affect Blood Sugar level
- Great Natural Taste
- Plaque Retardant |
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How sweet is Stevia? What
is Stevia Sugar? |
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Stevia leaves have an incredible
sweetening power. The leaves in their natural
form are 10 to 20 times sweeter than Cane Sugar.
The extract of Stevia leaves,
however is 100 to 300 times sweeter than sugar.
This extract is called 'Stevia Sugar'. |
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Is Stevia safe? |
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Yes, Stevia is safe. It has a long
history of safe usage with more than 150 safety
studies and government approvals in over 20 countries
across the world. Today,
Stevia is commercially grown and used in many countries
including Japan, China,
USA, Canada and Australia. |
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How is it that Stevia is completely
calorie free? |
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Stevioside, the naturally sweet compound
in Stevia, is not absorbed by the human
body during the process of digestion. So, it is
completely Calorie Free. |
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Which are the other natural
sweeteners? |
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There are a number of natural sweeteners
other than Stevia. Jaggery & Honey are
some of the well known and easily available natural
sweeteners. Amongst others are
sweeteners like Beet Root Sugar, Fructose etc. However,
all these natural sweeteners
other than Stevia have high calorie content and
affect Blood Sugar Level. |
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Which are the different artificial
sweeteners? |
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There are a large number of artificial
sweeteners available. Most commonly used
amongst them are Aspartame & Saccharin. |
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Can Stugar replace sugar in
the diet? |
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Yes. Refined sugar is virtually devoid
of nutritional benefits and, at best, represents
empty calories in the diet. At worst, it has been
implicated in numerous degenerative
diseases.
Stugar is much sweeter than sugar and has none of
sugar's unhealthy drawbacks.
And also because it can withstand high cooking temperatures
(unlike artificial
sweeteners like Aspartame or Saccharin), it can
be used without changing the
traditional way of cooking. |
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Can Stugar replace Artificial
sweeteners in the diet? |
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Yes. Stevia is Completely Calorie
Free, Carbohydrate Free and Fat Free. At the same
time you will relish its great natural taste. It
is your natural & healthier alternative low
calorie sugar substitutes like Aspartame & Saccharin,
which after all are artificial. |
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Will Stugar raise my blood
sugar level? |
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No. Stevia is Carbohydrate Free and
Fat Free. Thus it does not raise blood sugar level.
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So, is it safe for Diabetics?
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Yes. Stugar is safe for diabetics
and perfect for the dieters and the health conscious. |
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Can Stugar be used for boiling,
cooking or baking? |
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Yes. Stugar can withstand high cooking
temperature up to 200° Celsius. So now you
can cook, boil or bake your favourite sweet delicacies
without changing your traditional
style of cooking. |
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Is Stugar plaque retardant? |
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Yes. According to the two tests conducted
by Purdue University's Dental Science
Research Group, Stevioside (naturally sweet compound
in Stevia) significantly inhibits
bacterial growth. Hence, Stevia is plaque retardant
and may actually helps to prevent
dental cavities.
Stugar gives you all the more reason to bite
into an occasional sweet or two without
even worrying about dental cavities.
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Does Stugar caramelize like
Cane Sugar? |
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No. Stugar does not caramelize, brown
or crystallize as cane sugar does. |
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Can Stugar be mixed with other
sweeteners? |
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Certainly. Stugar can easily be blended
with other natural sweeteners including cane
sugar and honey.
You can easily make sweets, which require the sweetener
to caramelize, by blending
Stugar with some Cane Sugar. |
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How many calories are added
when we consume Cane Sugar? |
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Refined cane sugar is virtually devoid
of nutritional benefits and represents empty
calories in the diet. We consume around 4 cups of
tea / coffee a day which burdens
us with a whopping 160 Calories (each teaspoon of
Sugar adds 20 Calories) as
against Stevia which is Completely Calorie Free.
And add to this an occasional
sweet or two, which again gives many more unpardonable
and empty calories. |
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Does Stugar contain cane sugar? |
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No, Stugar does not contain cane
sugar. Stugar contains Stevia Sugar, a standardized
extract of handpicked Stevia leaves. |
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What is the difference between
Cane Sugar that we regularly use and Stevia Sugar? |
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Cane Sugar is derived from Sugarcane,
while Stevia Sugar is an extract of Stevia
leaves. Though both are natural sweeteners, Cane
Sugar contains loads of calories
as against Stevia, which is completely calorie free.
Also Cane Sugar affects the blood sugar level because
it contains sucrose. Stevia
Sugar is Carbohydrate Free and Fat Free. Thus it
does not affect blood sugar level.
Stevia Sugar is safe for diabetics, perfect for
dieters and the health conscious. |
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What are the ingredients of
Stugar? |
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Stugar contains pure standardized
extract of hand picked Stevia leaves, a small
amount of Lactose and other ingredients to formulate
it into tablets & granules. |
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How do I measure and convert
Stugar for cooking? |
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Each tablet of Stugar™-Zero Cal* is
equivalent to 1 teaspoon of cane sugar and is
virtually calorie free as against 20 Calories from
cane sugar.
Similarly, each 1 gm sachet of Stugar™-Low
Cal is equivalent to 2 teaspoons of cane
sugar and gives just 3.4 calories as against 40
calories from cane sugar. |
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Do I need to consult my doctor
before trying Stugar? |
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Stevia, the active ingredient in
Stugar, is tried, tested and trusted in many countries
across the world. It has a long history of safe
usage with more than 150 safety studies
and government approvals in over 20 countries around
the world. Stevia is
commercially grown and used in many countries including
Japan, China, USA,
Canada and Australia.
If you still require a physician's advice on the
safety and benefits of Stevia, please
consult your doctor for the same. If your doctor
has not heard about Stevia, politely
request him to visit www.stugar.com or www.stevia.net
for more information on the
safety and benefits of Stevia. |
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