I have been hearing for a while that Coke is wanting to develop a new line of soft drinks using stevia as a sweetener. I have also been hearing that Dow is going to be developing this new sweetener for Coke. I was just a little leery of anything developed by Dow (chemicals).

Last week I heard that the FDA is on the verge of approving stevia to be used a sweetener. Previously it could only be marketed as a dietary supplement.

Thursday when I was shopping, I found a new sweetener called Truvia. It is manufactured by Cargill/Dow. It is a blend of stevia and erythritol. I like it better than stevia or erythritol alone.

I am thinking this may be the new natural sweetener that Coke is wanting to use in thier new naturally sweetened line of soft drinks.

Truvia - Nature's perfect sweetness

randysgrandma

Thanks for the "heads up" on this product that seems to hold promise for many of us with blood sugar issues. I know that, of the polyols, only erythritol has proven to be completely friendly to my BGL's, so I'm looking forward to trying this.

(I've copied this post to the "Product Review" section, since I think it would be of interest to the whole community, not all members of which regularly check the diabetic section.)

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Hello,

Wanted to let you know that Truvia is manufactured by Cargill, not Dow. I work on PR for the sweetener - more information is available on truvia(dot)com.

Hmm this is good stuff. I get very sick from splenda & equal. I would like to locate a store in ohio I can purchase this at & try it out. Any ideas? Thx

try here for where to buy it - Truvia™ - Nature's Perfect Sweetness™ - Where to Buy

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