Is the sugar replacement 'Stevia' safer than saccharin?

Stevia and saccharin are both sweeteners you can use as sugar substitutes. Stevia is a natural sweetener and saccharin is an artificial sweetener. ... According to the "Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine,” the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant are approximately 200 times sweeter than table sugar. read more

Saccharin . What It Is: Saccharin has been around since the late 1800s, when a researcher spilled the chemical compound on his hand and realized it tasted sweet. It’s between 300 and 500 times sweeter than table sugar and best known as Sweet’N Low. read more

Stevia and saccharin are both sweeteners you can use as sugar substitutes. Stevia is a natural sweetener and saccharin is an artificial sweetener. The Food and Drug administration has approved both sweeteners for general use in food and beverages. read more

Stevioside and rebaudioside are the glycosides responsible for the sweet taste of stevia. These glycosides are approximately 300 times sweeter than sugar. As a sugar substitute, stevia is generally a combination of the leaves, an extract of the leaves plus purified steviosides. Stevia has uses as both a sweetener and as a medication. read more