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Pictures of  some of the  Stevia  plantations  in the State of Parana, in southwestern   Brazil. The leaves of these plants are used by Steviafarma ( the maker of  Stevita brand stevia)  to naturally produce the stevia extract which is at least 95% pure. Only the leaves are utilized  in the extraction process.

 

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A view of one of the stevia plantations...
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A close up of a single stevia plant.
 

Most of the leaves processed by Steviafarma/Stevita belong to the original native stevia from the areas between Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina and are known as the "Criola" (criole) variety. These leaves produce on the average 25 to 35% Rebaudiosides, 55 to 65% Stevioside and small % of Dulcoside, the sweet substances produced in the leaves of the stevia plant. By natural selection, over the years, Steviafarma has developed new varieties of the plant which produce from 75 to 90% Rebaudiosides. This variety, however, can not be reproduced by seeds, and it has to be reproduced by cuttings in order to maintain its Rebaudiosides content. STEVITA .......RECOGNIZED AS THE #1 IN STEVIA QUALITY...
NEWS ALERT

STEVIA EXTRACT APPROVED AS FOOD ADDITIVE BY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION !!!!! Last week in Geneva, the JECFA ( Joint Expert Committee on food Additives) of the World Health Organization approved the use of steviol/glycosides ( the sweet substances of the stevia leaves) as a safe food additive and assigned a ADI ( accepted daily intake) of 4 mg/kg of body weight. This means that in the future all European Countries will be allowed to use stevia extracts not only as a sweetener but also as flavor enhancer in many food applications. This is a great victory for the consumer and brings a great deal of satisfaction and sense of accomplishment for Steviafarma/Stevita which since its inception in 1988 believed and worked hard to make stevia a safe, healthy and natural food to be enjoyed by millions of consumers around the world. During the last few years many companies, with very little or no experience in the stevia business have indicated their intention to enter in this business. We welcome this interest and the positive awarness that it brings about the benefits of stevia as a natural non-caloric sweetener. Years of experience, and as leaders in the agricultural and extraction phases of the stevia business allow the Stevita brand stevia a deserved ranking as the best in quality and the favorite brand of stevia in the US and world markets.