pinguino
02-17-2013, 01:37 AM
I want to open a thread about the lost knowledge of the Amerindians of Latin America, the Caribbean and North America. During colonization and up to recent times, many things the ancients knew were forgotten, under the pressure of a, supposedly, superior western civilization. I will open this thread with knowledge in plants and technology, starting by the curious rediscovery of Stevia, the natural sweetener of Paraguay. I wonder how the world would be different today if instead of bringing sugar cane and African slaves to the Americas, the Europeans had exported Stevia. In any case, today, at last, Stevia is becoming famous.
http://files.cienciacosmica.net/200012740-ccb27cea67/stevia.jpg
http://files.cienciacosmica.net/200012741-844d285477/ste-2.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HHz5GqNsNfY/T_-QYTTRjVI/AAAAAAAADQ8/K3FI5gRenfU/s400/uso-stevia-edulcorantes.jpg
More info:
If you are tired of the overly processed sugar you are currently adding to your coffee to sweeten it up, you might want to try a more natural alternative: stevia. It's 300 times more sweet than sugar, and requires very little processing. People are fond of it for its natural state, as well as the fact you can grow it yourself.
Stevia extract comes from about 150 different species of herbs, in the genus Stevia. It's a group of plants related to asters, daisies and sunflowers. The compound that give stevia its sweet taste is found in the leaves and is chemically known as stevioside.
Well, stevia has been used in Japan for decades in many food products and is almost as popular as regular sugar.
http://files.cienciacosmica.net/200012740-ccb27cea67/stevia.jpg
http://files.cienciacosmica.net/200012741-844d285477/ste-2.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HHz5GqNsNfY/T_-QYTTRjVI/AAAAAAAADQ8/K3FI5gRenfU/s400/uso-stevia-edulcorantes.jpg
More info:
If you are tired of the overly processed sugar you are currently adding to your coffee to sweeten it up, you might want to try a more natural alternative: stevia. It's 300 times more sweet than sugar, and requires very little processing. People are fond of it for its natural state, as well as the fact you can grow it yourself.
Stevia extract comes from about 150 different species of herbs, in the genus Stevia. It's a group of plants related to asters, daisies and sunflowers. The compound that give stevia its sweet taste is found in the leaves and is chemically known as stevioside.
Well, stevia has been used in Japan for decades in many food products and is almost as popular as regular sugar.