Dear Sandy:
I use Stevia extract and am a satisfied user. I paid $10
for 1 oz at a HFS. It takes about 1/8 of a tsp. of the
extract to sweeten a bowl of hot cereal. Previous to buying
the extract, I ordered Stevia from the site you mentioned.
The product I received was cut with maltodextrin and an
anti-caking agent. The jar was 2.8 oz, but not pure Stevia.
I paid approx. the same price for it as for the extract. So
beware. I suppose the additives made the product more user
friendly, but I prefer the extract.
I have not baked with Stevia, but I really like it as a
sweetening agent for cooked cereal, and will be using it
this summer in fruit smoothies from the blender.
Dana
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