Soda: No calories, no aspartame, no sucralose

Stevia has been around a long time. I’ve had it growing in the garden, it grows like mint. A little bitter, but a really sweet edible leaf. And: no calories, an excellent alternative sweetner. I found out about it around 10 years ago. It’s cheap to grow, a natural product and a frightening concept for chemical-based sweetner companies.

And as of December 2008, the FDA has finally, provisionally approved a version of it for public consumption (with a trick in there to help Big Business, click on the provisionally link). It’s been a wait, but with choices of chemicals such as Aspartame or Sucralose – as a soda junky that’s avoiding HFCS and sugar – I’ve been waiting a long time.

Zevia is a soda line that contains Stevia. Don’t get me wrong, there is a ‘diet’ taste here – switching to stevia is not a direct flavor substitute for sugar. And Zevia takes this into account: their sodas have been formulated to taste extremely dry, which helps with the overall flavor.

So while Zevia’s natural cola is a tad bitter – I’m also not getting the headaches typically associated with acesulfamed and aspartamed Coke Zero. And that’s not bad. Can’t wait to see what hits the market next.

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