stevia
noun [ U ] uk/ˈstev.i.ə/ /ˈstiː.vi.ə/ us/ˈstiː.vi.ə/
（用作食品添加剂的）甜菊糖甙
a substance used instead of sugar for making food sweeter, made from the leaves of a plant, or the plant itself
Stevia is an alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners.
Add the finely chopped red onion, garlic, chopped apple, and stevia.
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- For baking, stevia leaves are best dried and finely ground with a pestle and mortar.
- He says stevia should not be approved for general use because there is not yet enough good research on it.