It is derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant and has been used for centuries in South America. There are 11 steviol glycosides (also called steviosides) in the stevia leaf ...

However, be careful about purchasing stevia leaf or crude stevia extracts ... is a natural sugar alternative from the plant ...

In its natural form, Stevia rebaudiana is a leafy green plant found ... there are a whole bunch of other compounds produced in the leaves of the stevia plant that have sweet-tasting properties ...