Bolivian stevia is a natural sweetener, with multiple health benefits, for diabetics does not affect blood glucose or insulin levels. For people who need to control their weight, as it is a plant-based, calorie-free product, it can be part of a well-balanced diet to help reduce caloric intake without needing to sacrifice flavor .
  
The use of Bolivian stevia
  
Currently, the use of sweeteners made from the dry leaf of stevia by specialized pharmaceutical companies, such as Bolivian stevia, has no problem. Just follow the doses on the packages. These sweeteners are the only safe ones because they are natural for prolonged and habitual use. In Japan, 20 years ago, stevia was the only authorized sweetener. In Europe, there is a great controversy, because of the closed opposition of the laboratories which manufacture artificial sweeteners.
  
We cultivate stevia, we use the fresh or dried leaves, through an extraction process we can exploit all its therapeutic properties and as one of the best alternatives we recommend the use of sweeteners made from stevia in the form liquid or white powder that are easier to use in the kitchen or when we have to sweeten the infusions outside the house.
  
How to use it in food?
  
Stevia powder is taken as a sweetener and hypoglycemic, you should use one teaspoon of dessert per glass of water.You can buy it in any supermarket nationwide, it is easy to find stevia from steviside extract, in sweeteners as if it were saccharin.
  
According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), it recommends a maximum daily dose of 4 mg of stevia extract per kilogram of body weight, which means that an adult person weighing around 70 kg could consume up to 280 mg of stevia extract per day. Indeed, nutrition experts recommend that consuming about 30g of sugar per stevia per day can be replaced, which would equate to about 2-3 tablespoons or about 10 teaspoons. Stevia powder can be used to make cakes, flans and cookies, rather than sugar, without worrying that they will lose their good taste.
  
In summary, stevia powder:
  
• No calories, no sugar, no gluten.
  
• Ideal for pastries
  
• Each tablespoon of stevia powder is equivalent to 6.7 tablespoons of sugar.
  
As always, we recommend that you consult your medical specialist or nutritionist before consuming sweeteners or sugar substitutes. To avoid any contraindications, avoid consuming more than the amounts indicated in the bottle, we suggest supplementing with a healthy diet and exercise routine.