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Why Truvia®?
Satisfying sweetness with fewer calories and carbs than sugar.
We believe sweetness was meant to be enjoyed. That’s why we created products that allow you to reduce sugar, not flavor. Whether you prefer our plant-based stevia leaf or monk fruit sweetness , we’re proud to offer calorie-free, zero sugar products that don’t sacrifice great tasting sweetness.
Native to parts of South America, the leaves of the stevia plant have been used as a sweetener in teas and medicines for hundreds of years. Born from the best tasting parts of the leaves of the stevia plant, stevia leaf extract is the main sweetening ingredient in Truvia Stevia Leaf Sweeteners.
At Truvia, we work hard to ensure that the stevia we source is not only the best-tasting, highest quality stevia available – but also sustainably and responsibly produced.
The stevia leaf extract used in Truvia is a high purity sweetener containing the best-tasting parts of the stevia leaf.
Erythritol is a sweetener, produced by a fermentation process like beer and cheese. Erythritol is also found in fruits like grapes and pears. Questions about Erythritol? Learn more here.
Natural flavors are used to bring out the best of Truvia Calorie-Free Sweetener, like pepper or salt or any other spice that would be used to enhance the taste of food.
Monk fruit is a small round fruit native to the mountains of China and Northern Thailand. For centuries monk fruit has provided delicious, calorie-free sweetness to food and drinks. Monk fruit extract is the high purity extract that comes from monk fruit and it is the key sweetening ingredient in Truvia Monk Fruit Sweeteners.
We work hard to ensure that the monk fruit we source is not only the best tasting, highest quality monk fruit available– but also ethically and responsibly produced.
The monk fruit extract used in Truvia is a great tasting sweetener made from high-quality, responsibly sourced monk fruit.
Stevia leaf extract is born from the sweet leaves of the stevia plant. To extract the plant’s intense sweetness, stevia leaves are harvested and dried. The leaves are then steeped in hot water. The resulting liquid extract is filtered, purified, and dried, resulting in the crystalized stevia leaf extract. Over 200 times sweeter than sugar, stevia leaf extract is the primary sweetening ingredient in Truvia Calorie-Free Sweetener.
Monk Fruit extract is the high purity extract that comes from monk fruit, which may be used as a sweetening ingredient in foods, beverages, or tabletop sweeteners. It’s about 200 times sweeter than sugar.
The Truvia® Sweetener Products are certified Non-GMO by the SGS Supply Chain Program. Visit Non-GMO and No-GE | SGS for more information.
Erythritol is used as an ingredient in Truvia Calorie-Free Sweetener and Truvia Sugar Blends to provide bulk and the sugar-like crystalline appearance and texture. Erythritol is a sweetener produced by a fermentation process. It is also found in fruits like grapes and pears.
Like pepper, salt or any other spice that would be used to heighten the taste of food, natural flavors are used to bring out the best in Truvia Calorie-Free Sweetener.
Chicory root fiber is a sourced fructan from the chicory root. Fructans occur in foods such as agave, artichokes, asparagus, chicory, leeks, garlic, onions, and wheat.
Either one! Both Truvia Monk Fruit and Truvia Stevia calorie-free sweeteners provide zero sugar sweetness, and some people prefer the taste of one over the other. Whether you prefer to use Truvia sweetened with Monk Fruit or Stevia Leaf is simply a matter of personal preference, so try them both and decide for yourself!
Sweet Complete sweeteners measure and sweeten cup-for-cup like sugar, so you can use the same amount of sweetener as you would sugar. Truvia Monk Fruit Sweetener Jar also measures one for one like sugar. When using Truvia Packets or Truvia Stevia Sweetener Jar please use our conversion chart.
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