Stevia (reb A)
GI(Glucose = 100)
Primary · 0 GI
High-intensity sweeteners — no available carbohydrate for classical GI (2020)
Energy(kcal/100g)
Primary · 0 kcal/100g
High-intensity sweeteners — no available carbohydrate for classical GI (2020)
Carbs(g/100g)
Primary · 0 g/100g
High-intensity sweeteners — no available carbohydrate for classical GI (2020)
Sugars(g/100g)
Primary · 0 g/100g
High-intensity sweeteners — no available carbohydrate for classical GI (2020)
Functional benefits
No cited minerals or other functional notes on file yet.
Cited minerals can add up to +2 on Best sweetener for everyday health — see Methods.
Risks & side effects
High-intensity sweetener
note
Use-level and blends matter. Packet fillers are different products. Regulatory class note — not scored.
FDA — High-intensity sweeteners permitted for use in food (2023)
WHO: not for weight control
caution
WHO 2023, conditional (low certainty): not for weight control or lowering disease risk — no long-term body-fat benefit. Not a safety ruling. Scored: the energy points it earns over sucrose are taken back on Everyday Health, Weight goals and Easy on the liver; not on Diabetic-friendly (WHO excludes people with diabetes). Named in WHO's examples (stevia and stevia derivatives).
WHO — Use of non-sugar sweeteners: WHO guideline (2023)
Not medical advice. Published recipe penalties (if any) are on Methods — not a clinical severity scale.
Notes
No extra context notes on file yet.
Notes explain what the open axis or risk labels alone can miss — not medical advice.
An empty cell means we do not yet have a method-cited source. Rank 1 wins the published rule; it is not medical advice.