Steviablätter

Steviablätter are the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant, commonly used as a natural sweetener. They contain steviol glycosides, which provide sweetness without calories. In their whole leaf form, stevia leaves have been consumed traditionally and are generally recognized as safe. The FDA permits purified steviol glycosides as additives but does not approve whole leaf or crude extracts as food additives due to a lack of sufficient safety data.