Sci228week2labassignment - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SCI 228 Week 2 Lab Assignment: Stevia (2 Versions) What is Stevia? Stevia is the sweetener I have chosen for this week’s lab assignment. Unlike other sugar substitutes, stevia is derive d from a plant. The stevia plant is part of the Asteraceae family, related to the daisy and ragweed. Several stevia species called candyleaf are native to New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. But the prized species, Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni), grows in Paraguay and Brazil, where people have used leaves from the stev...