Food additive · Sweetener
Stevia (steviol glycosides)
- E-number
- E960
A high-intensity sweetener purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
- Food additive
- Non-nutritive sweetener
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points stevia (steviol glycosides) costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Heart or metabolic health (emerging)Emerging evidence
WHO (2023) recommends against using non-sugar sweeteners to control body weight (conditional recommendation); US dietary guidelines advise limiting them. [1][2]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list stevia (steviol glycosides)
646 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list stevia (steviol glycosides). The 12 most scanned:
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Organic Protein Orgain · 43.2 oz (2.7 lb) 1.22 kg Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Core Power High Protein Milk Shake Chocolate Fairlife · 14 oz Score 46 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Protein Orgain · 1.2 kg Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
CORE POWER High Protein Milk Shake Chocolate Rlife · 414 mL Score 51 out of 100 Okay -
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Coca-Cola · 355 mL Score 29 out of 100 Poor -
Oikos Triple Zero Blended Greek Yogurt Vanilla Oikos · 32 oz Score 82 out of 100 Excellent -
Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast Protein Cereal Catalina Crunch · 24 oz Score 61 out of 100 Good -
Cinnamon Toast Protein Cereal Catalina Crunch · 225 g Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Organic Supergreens Fruits & Vegetables Zena Greens Score 95 out of 100 Excellent -
Greek Yogurt Vanilla Flavored Chobani Zero Sugar · 30 oz Score 66 out of 100 Good -
Mixed Berry Vanilla Protein Shake Chobani · 10 fl oz (296 mL) Score 64 out of 100 Good -
High Protein Milkshake Vanilla Core Power · 14 oz Score 81 out of 100 Excellent
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (38)
- e960
- reb a
- reb m
- stevia
- rebiana
- stevia leaf
- organic stevia
- rebaudioside a
- rebaudioside m
- stevia extract
- sweetener e960
- stevia sweetener
- steviolglycoside
- sweetener stevia
- extrait de stevia
- stevia glycosides
- stevia rebaudiana
- steviol glycosides
- stevia leaf extract
- stevia extract reb a
- glycosides de steviol
- organic stevia extract
- stevia extract sweetener
- sweetener stevia extract
- reb a stevia leaf extract
- stevia steviol glycosides
- steviol glycosides stevia
- organic stevia leaf extract
- purified stevia leaf extract
- sweetener steviol glycosides
- sweetener stevia leaf extract
- sweeteners steviol glycosides
- stevia rebaudiana leaf extract
- steviol glycosides from stevia
- high purity stevia leaf extract
- sweetener steviol glycosides stevia
- sweetener steviol glycosides from stevia
- sweeteners steviol glycosides from stevia
Sources
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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
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