Earlier this summer, The World Health Organization’s cancer agency deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — a “possible” cause of cancer. Another group found it ...

As a powder or a liquid, stevia can be a healthy, yummy sugar substitute, in home-baked goods or those on the store shelves. Imagine an herb that’s much sweeter than sugar, but almost calorie-free.

As the technology around producing steviol glycosides continues to evolve, transparency in labeling will be critical if consumer trust in ‘natural’ sweeteners is to be retained, says PureCircle, which ...

A surprising new discovery from Japan, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, is turning a kitchen staple into a potential anticancer ally. Scientists have found that stevia ...