Artificial Sweetener Truvia

First there was stevia, and now there's Truvia. Truvia is one of the newest sweeteners that's been approved as a sugar substitute in the United States. It's based on the stevia plant, just as the sweetener Stevia is, but it goes in a different direction.

For starters, it's based off an extract of the plant, something called Rebaudioside A, derived from genetically modified plants. Sometimes known as rebiana, it had been outed as being potentially dangerous by a UCLA research team when it was initially being discussed as usage in Stevia, which decided against it in its pure form. Second, it's been mixed with erythinol, a sugar alcohol that also has no calories, but something that can bother many people who don't process sugar alcohols well.

Like other sweeteners, it's gotten comments as to whether it tastes better or as good as other sweeteners, including the original Stevia. It gets mixed reviews, as some people have said that it has a bitter aftertaste, which its maker Cargill Corporation, states it's been trying to eliminate. Other people have said that it takes more packets than other sweeteners to get something to taste sweet enough, something the company disputes.