Stevia Select Organic Stevia Powder - Sugar Free Plant Based Stevia Sweetener Non GMO Pure Stevia Extract - Sugar Substitute No Fillers Zero Calorie 4 Oz

Let me preface this review by saying that I only use Stevia in coffee and tea. Therefore, I have no idea how well this product works for baking and cooking. Having used this product for several months, I think it is great overall. Of course, the Stevia products that have fillers taste better and are supposedly less bitter. However, they are simply not good for you. I actually think this Stevia Select tastes better than Truvia.For me, locating and purchasing Stevia has been a process. After being told by my nutritionist that Splenda and all artificial sweetners were not good for my health, I started using Truvia and Stevia in the Raw. After reading the ingredients, I realized that Truvia, Stevia in the Raw, and products like it were. not only processed, but full of fillers.. So I began searching for the "purest perfect" Stevia sweetner. In my opinion, the taste and sweetness of this Stevia Select product is great----certainly better than damaging your health with a lot of fillers, many of which are just another form of sugar.This product is also Organic ---Non GMO. Since it is a white powder, it IS processed. However, according to the seller, they do not use chemicals. The seller previously stated that Stevia Select was grown in Paraguay. However, unfortunately, now they indicate that it is also grown in China. After doing considerable research, the only Organic Stevia that is totally "PURE" and unprocessed is a GREEN powder (basically the actual Stevia leaf ground up into a powder). Reviewers have said that it colors coffee and tea green, is less sweet, and has a different less pleasant taste. However, this green unprocessed power is the ONLY pure Stevia. So like me, consumers must decide if they are more concerned about health or the best tasting product. I gave this 5 stars since I believe it is the best tasting white powder Stevia and I have tried many. It is also probably healthier than most white powders, since it is Organically grown, no fillers, and although processed, not chemically processed. Since I try to put health benefits FIRST and taste second, I am currently looking into the best Organically grown Raw, unprocessed Green powder (ground Stevia) from the plant. I realize I will have to sacrifice sweetness and taste.So, bottom line, if you are looking for a good tasting and pretty healthy "white" powder Stevia, I think overall this is a good product. If anyone out there has tried the Raw Organic Green Stevias and have found a favorite, let me know. Hope this review is helpful.UPDATE---Since, this review, I tried the Organic GREEN RAW STEVIA powder---used it twice and tossed it. Although healthy, it has a weed-like taste that totally ruined the taste of my coffee and tea.

This is my second bottle. I really love this stuff. SUPER SWEET. You only need a little.It comes with a spoon that is very small (1/32 of a tsp I think) and I use that little tiny spoon full in each cup of coffee. Works well in hot cereal too. I'm sure you can use it pretty much wherever you use sugar.This time I cut open the left side and will use the little flip lid for the spoon (I just took off the whole lid on my first bottle each time) so that I can try poking a small hole in the shaker side. Might be nice to be able to just shake a small amount out.Here is what I was looking for in a Stevia product, and what I found in this extract.1) No Bitter After Taste.I've tried other Stevia in the past, and they almost always had a bitter after taste. There is no bitter after taste on this product.2) No fillers!I don't want fillers or maltodextrin (created from starch). Just pure Stevia. It's harder to find than I thought. Even Stevia in the raw is not pure.3) Zero carbs, Zero CaloriesIf it is pure, it should have no carbs or calories in it.4) Not From ChinaI'd prefer it to be grown in the USA, but I'll settle for Paraguay.5) Great tasteI'd settle for less than great taste if I had to, but luckily I didn't have to. I love the taste of this Stevia extract.I can't believe people would think this to be expensive. My first bottle lasted our family 11 months. (I love that Amazon tells you when you ordered a product). So yeah, fourteen dollars (or whatever it is going for today) may seem a little high, but if it lasts you nearly a year like it did me, then it's only a little over a buck for a whole month.I don't have any problems with my blood sugar, but I've been told that Stevia (if it is pure and free from fillers) should not make your blood sugar go up at all. So that's always a plus.

Update. Hit "Buy Again" and reordered item. When it arrived the container was only 1oz. instead of 1.25oz. which was what the prior size was and was the size shown when reordered (when the serving size is 1/32 teas. .25oz is significant). Additionally the seal under the lid was loose allowing everything else in the shipment to have a coating of sticky white powder. Kept that item but will probably look elsewhere for a similar product. Have seen a different brand for a lower cost so might give that a try..885 1/32 tsp servings per container which I believe the amount of Stevia in the provided "smidgen scoop". According to the label 1 scoop is the equivalent of 1tsp of sugar. I put a slightly rounded scoop in my coffee (16 oz. cup) and it is just sweet enough. I also don't detect an artificial taste with it.