Stevia plant is a popular plant known for its edible sweet leaves which are used as a substitute for Sugar. Stevia plant resembles Holy Basil which is reason it is also known as ' meethi tulsi ' which means Sweet Basil.
Stevia plant Health benefits
Stevia plant leaves are consumed for its sweetness , it is a fact that it is more sweeter than normal sugar with an after taste of bitterness. It is free of carbohydrates and any calories which make it a diabetic friendly . It is used as a substitute of table sugar, which makes it a zero calorie sugar free ingredient in baking, preparing desserts thereby cutting down calories without compromising on sweetness.
It flowers in a periods of time which looks attractive , when stevia is grown in masses its inflorescence stays on plant and seeds form immediately after flowers are wilted.
How to use Stevia in food ?
Stevia can be used in readily available stevia powder , stevia drops, dried leaves . Although we can easily grow stevia plant at home and can use dried leaves in preparing sweet beverages and other sweet food items.
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Dear Arun,
ReplyDeleteI sometimes use stevia to sweetening, but I didn't know that it was also called sweet basil and that it blooms so beautifully!
All the best and a cozy November weekend!
Traude
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I didn't realise it was the leaves of a plant that were used. Ha~!
ReplyDeleteQuite a useful plant. The flowers are so beautiful and the pic is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI use it to sweeten my morning smoothie. I haven’t been able to use it successfully in baking.
ReplyDeleteSo interesting. I did not know that Erythritol came such a pretty little flowering plant.
ReplyDeletepretty flowers and useful plant...
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing
Dear Arun, always such interesting plants and flowers. Have a good time
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