Stevia Market – Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2018 – 2025
Stevia is a native plant to South America and consists of sweet leaves. Stevia is a semi-humid, subtropical, and perennial plant which can be grown anywhere like in garden and earthen pot. Stevia is popularly used as a sweetener in soft drinks, ice cream, desserts, sauces, yogurts, pickled foods, bread, chewing gum, candy, prepared vegetables, and seafood. Stevia is 200 to 300 times sweeter than table sugar, which makes it a popular raw material by the manufacturers. Stevia as a sweetener can be used in different forms as leaves, powdered extract and liquid concentrates. Stevia is healthier and preferable over table sugar, as it is a natural sweetener without any adverse effects. Request For Sample Copy of this Research Report : https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/insight/request-sample/2082 Market Dynamics Widespread awareness of the benefits of stevia, rising health consciousness, and high prevalence of diabetes are the key factors fueling growth of stevia market. Demand for stevia is high due to its low calorie and high protein content and natural sweetener properties, which makes it safe to use compared to artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin, and neotame. Stevia is a high intensity sweetener therefore, it is very popular in various food applications such as confectionery products, beverages, baked goods, and sweet dairy products. There are no severe allergies associated with stevia, which makes it safe to be used in products for children consumption. Therefore, increase in awareness of stevia and its health benefits across the world is projected to boost demand for stevia over the forecast period. Increasing popularity of stevia among various food and beverages companies across the globe is creating a conducive environment for growth of the stevia market. For instance, in May 2018, Coca Cola launched 100% based stevia-sweetened Coke in New Zealand. However, stevia is not suitable for everyone as it can cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, indigestion, cramping, bloating, and irritation. Stevia is also harmful for pregnant women and it can have adverse effects on