Truvia

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I ordered one of the new stevia products, Cargill’s Truvia, which is sold in single serving packets.

It’s not bad.  It actually physically resembles table sugar: it has the same crystalline appearance and bulk, and the same slight crunch (if you put it in your mouth, undissolved).  It’s quite as sweet, too, although there’s a slight bitterness associated with it…the sweetness isn’t as “clean” as sucralose (Splenda) – it’s more reminiscent of saccharin.  It’s better than stevia (which has an aftertaste some describe as “anise-like”), I think, but not quite as good as Cargill/Coke make it out to be.

As noted in the linked post, I also gave Zevia a try…but will be formally reviewing it on the site in a new section dedicated to fat-loss/fitness-oriented functional food products, so stay tuned…