Stur and Stevia

[Victor Isaacs]

I tend to avoid fizzy drinks although I am a big fan of diet Coca Cola, not to be confused with diet Pepsi Cola which I dislike.

In a magazine recently sent to me by Diabetes UK they showed an advert for Slur, a sugar free calorie free additive to put in water.

I drink lots of water but get bored with its non taste so I contacted Slur and received as a sample a cranberry and pomegranite bottle. You mix it with tap, bottled water. I tried it straight away and was impressed with the taste.

As a check 40 minutes later I took a bs test and was up by a miniscule 0.1. So all good. So what is Sevia and are there sweetners you could get as I do not like tea or coffee without something.

 

[Lynn Davies]

I get Squirty Squash from Aldi. Less than 1 carb for the whole container (48ml).

 

[Northerner]

I just pop a Sweetex in my coffee, although I have been sugar free in tea for donkey's years 🙂 Coffee doesn't taste right to me without a bit of sweetness 🙂 Stevia is a plant extract, 150 times sweeter than sugar and doesn't affect your blood sugar levels - a lot of people use it in baking 🙂

 

[Victor Isaacs]

But you cant get Stevia as a sweetener ?

 

[Northerner]

But you cant get Stevia as a sweetener ?

I know that Sainsbury's sell it under the brand name 'Truvia' 🙂 Other supermarkets may stock it under a particular brand name 🙂

 

[Annette]

I know that Sainsbury's sell it under the brand name 'Truvia' 🙂 Other supermarkets may stock it under a particular brand name 🙂

Yes, truvia is the brand stocked by most supermarkets. Tescos also have an own brand which is much cheaper, so I'd guess the others do as well.

 

[Mark Parrott]

Ive got the Tesco one but I think it uses xylotol. It is equivalent to sugar in sweetness (probably bulked out) but carbs the same as truvia/stevia.

 

[khskel]

Tesco do their own Stevia as a powder and as pills for out and about.

 

[Superheavy]

I usually just drink the no-added sugar squash that I get in Tesco, and have a sweetex in work so I can drink the coffee from the machine. I've never noticed either having a particularly large impact on my levels.

 

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You can get stevia powder of liquid from most health food shops, and amazon of course (some good prices on amazon, just be sure to check it's pure stevia). I get some flavoured drops for herbal teas (chocolate and vanilla are my faves).

Stevia itself is the extract of a plant from South America, be warned that pure stevia does have a slightly bitter after taste (I don't mind this, but some people do) .