How to store stevia?

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April 7, 2021
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Consuming normal table sugar or other sweeteners are not good for our health. No worries, you can replace unhealthy sugar with stevia. Everyone should store stevia at home because this herb is calories free and totally safe to use.

Stevia:

Stevia plant

Stevia is extremely high in sweetness. The sweetness of its sugar is 200 times that of sucrose. It has been recognized as a plant saccharin in the world.

Modern science proves that stevia has a good prevention and treatment effect on patients with hypertension, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease. Consuming stevia can relieve mental fatigue, promote metabolism, and be beneficial to human health. It is a modern safe and healthy sugar.

Its leaves are rich in stevioside. The purified stevioside tastes like white sugar, but sweetness of stevia is 200 times higher than white sugar. This plant has no calories.

However, with the development of science, it is found that saccharin has a great adverse effect on the human body.

The discovery and utilization of stevia has brought good news to mankind. The test results showed that stevia not only has no adverse effects on the human body. On the contrary, it also has medicinal values ​​such as lowering blood pressure, strengthening the body, and curing pityriasis. It not only won the championship of the “sweet world”, it is also called “Fashionable desserts”.

How to Store Stevia

Store or Preserve Stevia Leaf

Plants are dried for 24 to 48 hours with low heat (95 – 120°F) and sufficient air circulation. Leaf drying can be done in a dehydrator, or plants can be dried in the sun and then threshed to separate the sweet leaves from the bitter stems if you have a lot of stems.

Whole stevia leaves can be stored in airtight containers or plastic bags for up to 12 months once dry. Humidity should be avoided if you want to extend the shelf life of your products.

Store Stevia Powder and Liquid

Stevia powder and liquid are both simple to use. To keep the quality, simply store them in a cool, dry location.

Protect them from high humidity and temperatures to maintain their quality. To put it another way, keep them away from damp areas, sinks, and windows.

Caking can be caused by excessive moisture and high humidity. Of course, this isn’t ideal, but the product should still be safe to use.

Transfer the powder and liquid into an airtight container. To remove the powder, use a clean, dry spoon. After each usage, close the lid tightly.

Comments

Sameh Elkoussy

I love Stevia so much, please teach me how to grow it, and how to extract?

Vikas Yadav

Thank you for your query, Sameh! Please read our article on
1. how to grow stevia? – https://steviapedia.com/blogs/how-to-grow-stevia
2. How to make stevia liquid extract? – https://steviapedia.com/blogs/how-to-make-stevia-liquid-extract

Let us know if you have any further questions for us!

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