If it measures like sugar, it has to be. Here's how to tell what fills it.
Read the guidePure stevia extract
A pinch does a cup's work. A whole spoon of it would be unusable.
US FDA, 2025
What stevia isIt starts as one. What's in the pack is a purified extract, not crushed leaves. So turn the pack over.
What stevia isOn an Indian label
Look for "Sweetener (INS 960)". The word stevia may not appear at all.
FSS Labelling Regulations 2020
Reading the labelLine two
On a table-top pack it shows how pure the extract is and how much of the pack is really stevia. Now read the first ingredient.
Where to lookMost to least
If that's a filler such as dextrose, the stevia extract sits further down the list.
Read this partIt's your tongue, not a bad batch. For daily chai we pick monk fruit made without sugar alcohols. The article says why.
From The Sweet Change
Monk Fruit Drops
Monk fruit extract, water and vitamin C
Monk Fruit Powder
Monk fruit, guar fibre and allulose, no erythritol