What's Up at Cargill
To me it is unconscionable to market these manufactured sweetener products as they are man made and not in the whole, natural form. What bothers me more is the lack of responsibility shown by the USA national nurse practitioner (NP) association that has Cargill's stevioside extract and erythritol combination product, 'Truvia', sponsoring an upcoming meeting/conference. As a long time NP I personally do not use any of these products because I know the science behind the ingredients and I know they can cause adverse effects. Now Cargil l takes it one step further with its joint plan to engage in making a fermented "rebiana" with Evolva . This manufactured in the lab/factory "stevia" is made with yeast and low cost plant sugars. Stevia extracts – without agriculture? Evolva and Cargill join forces on fermentation-derived extracts - Swiss firm Evolva Holding has partnered with Cargill to develop and commercialise stevia extracts derived from a ferment...