Diet Coke also knows about stevia. It turns out that they have been using it in their products in Japan, Brazil, China and 9 other industrialized countries. Soon they will be introducing it in the United States as "rebiana" (that's short for Stevia Rebaudiana).
Why have they not been able to use it in the United States?? Let's see....does the FDA sound familiar to you? I would think if Coca Cola (the world's largest beverage maker) and Cargill Foods team up, they should be able to convince the FDA to approve this herb as a natural sweetener. We'll just have to wait and see what happens. Here is the original article and a commentary http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2007-05-31-cokecargill_N.htm
http://www.carbwire.com/2007/06/01/could_it_really_happen_diet_coke_with_stevia
I use stevia mostly as a sweetener for drinks right now. Several years ago I played around with it for baking and have several stevia cookbooks. You can't substitute it exactly for sugar in a recipe, so I suggest using a stevia cookbook.
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