Noelia+Jimenez

__Noelia Jimenez__ __Geo 6 Project__ __Stevia__

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In Paraguay Stevia is called Kaa Hee, in Guarani the native language. Used for centuries as a medicinal herb and sweetener for "mate", or hot herbal tea. Currently widely available in liquid form as a sugar substitute. =====  Stevia Product - Plant
 * =====Is an herb native to Central and South America. Also known as sugar leaf, honey leaf or sweet leaf, it's been traditionally used in Paraguay to sweeten yerba mate tea and as a medicinal herb to treat a variety of health conditions. Composed of aglycone and glycoside, stevia was introduced by the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), and it is gaining popularity in the United States. =====
 * =====Stevia grew wild in the highland region of Northern Paraguay and Southern Brazil. It was later cultivated for use as a sweetener until the introduction of sugar cane by the Spanish and Portuguese. Today Stevia is grown around the world from China, Japan and other Asian countries to South America, Europe, India, the Ukraine and even North America. =====

South America-Paraguay Plantation

- Powdered Extracts


The Food and Drug Administration has declared the herb stevia safe for use in foods and beverages, which allows Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and other companies to market it in a variety of products. Coke introduced a reduced-calorie version of Sprite, called Sprite Green, and some Odwalla juice drinks with stevia extract. Pepsi has SoBe Lifewater, and an orange-juice drink called Trop50, containing half the calories and sugar of orange juice.
 * Stevia Approved by FDA: **

MAP

Shows the origination of Stevia, the locations of processing or manufacturing points, and the destination-the market. 

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