(Reuters) - Stevia, a shrub whose extracts are up to 300-times sweeter than sugar but without the calories, has been the sweetener of choice among Paraguay's Guarani Indians for centuries.
Coca-Cola announced in May it would team up with U.S.-based agricultural company Cargill Inc. to produce a stevia-based sweetener, and Paraguay's farmers hope demand for stevia will increase even though it is not approved as a food additive in the United States or the European Union.
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Coca-Cola announced in May it would team up with U.S.-based agricultural company Cargill Inc. to produce a stevia-based sweetener, and Paraguay's farmers hope demand for stevia will increase even though it is not approved as a food additive in the United States or the European Union.
Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News
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