Sweetener, herbal extract powder from Stevia leaf

This powdered stevia leaf extract is a concentrated sugar substitute, sold in small single-serving packets meant to be stirred into coffee, tea, lemonade or other beverages, or mixed into oatmeal and yogurt for sweetness without table sugar. Because stevia extract is far sweeter than sugar by weight, packets are bulked out with a carrier ingredient so that a spoonable, teaspoon-sized packet delivers a usable, measurable dose rather than a few sweetness-heavy grains. It's also stirred into homemade lemonade, iced tea or a fruit smoothie at the end of preparation, since it dissolves quickly into cold or hot liquid without needing to be heated first.

Keep packets in a dry drawer or pantry, sealed until use, since the fine powder can clump if exposed to humidity, and store any opened box away from strong-smelling foods since fine powders can pick up nearby odors. Per 100g, the sweetener contributes 100g of carbohydrate and zero calories, protein, fat or fiber as listed, reflecting that the single 1g packet is a concentrated sweetening tool rather than a food to build a meal around. It's used strictly to swap in for a spoonful of table sugar in drinks or on top of cereal, one packet at a time, rather than measured into recipes by weight the way granulated sugar is.