Can you use Stevia as a sweetener?

[BluSwatch]

Hey all, I like sweeeet juices, and have been getting "sweetener" from BMV, but found some stevia in VG/distilled water at the health foods store. I have used it in the past in coffee, and wondered if I could use it as a sweetener?
I got 30mls for $8 ..... alot cheaper than BMV, if I can use it.
Thanks

 

[Lyndagayle]

I've seen a few people post about using stevia and they like it. Some tried it and don't like it and some say it's hard on cartos and attys. I suppose it's a matter of preference. Try it in a small test batch and see if it delivers the kind of sweetness you're looking for. It's all a matter of trial and error to weed out the bad and latch on to the good. Good luck!

 

[BluSwatch]

Thanks Lyndagayle .... I like stevia in my drinks, just didn't know how it is on the lungs ..... no bad physiologic things?

 

[GoodDog]

I've been using it for 2 years with no problems. My attys hardly ever went bad and the cartos seem to last the same as everyone elses. Just be sure there are no other ingredients. But the ones you listed sound fine. I add it to my concentrated EM and use that as my sweetener and I use a lot of it in my mixes. Hope that helps.

I wonder if I made a paste out of the stevia and EM crystals then added the PG if it would dissolve better? Hmmm, may have to try that.

 

[BluSwatch]

Thanks GoodDog .... I was sure to read the label before I got 2 bottles.
Yea! I love sweet juice. Thanks guys!

 

[Lyndagayle]

Thanks Lyndagayle .... I like stevia in my drinks, just didn't know how it is on the lungs ..... no bad physiologic things?

None that I know of but then, unfortunately we aren't going to know about any physiologic effects of vaping for several years. We are the guinea pigs. All I know is, I'm healthier as a vaper than I was as a smoker.

ETA: I just had to add.....Until Big Brother lets me know that I'd be better off smoking. lol I'm sure we'll hear that somewhere along the way once the hammer goes down on their pocketbooks.

 

[BluSwatch]

I feel alot better vaping also ..... I'll be the "stevia guinea pig".

 

[bamsbbq]

many discussions about stevia

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/243095-stevia.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/canada-forum/243217-diy-sweetener.html

 

[Newwell]

None that I know of but then, unfortunately we aren't going to know about any physiologic effects of vaping for several years. We are the guinea pigs. All I know is, I'm healthier as a vaper than I was as a smoker.

ETA: I just had to add.....Until Big Brother lets me know that I'd be better off smoking. lol I'm sure we'll hear that somewhere along the way once the hammer goes down on their pocketbooks.

That's what I've thought of too. Funny how vaping is the ONLY "quitting" tool that has ever worked for me after 40+ years of smoking/quitting/smoking/quitting, and I only stumbled upon it by accident while looking for a substitute for times when I couldn't smoke. Why hadn't I heard about this before? So maybe there will be a physiological consequence to vaping, but it sure beat not being able to breath without hacking or gurgling.

Since I started vaping 23 days ago, I haven't had an analog (have had the occasionally crave but vaped instead). Oops...there's 3+ cartons of cigs that haven't had tax collected on. No pharma involvement, no gov't programs, no taxation. I feel the Constitution coming back to life one vape at a time IMHO. Just my

I'll climb down off of my soapbox now. Sorry I got off topic. Thanks for listening.

 

[dspin]

I use stevia from GNC

 

[BluSwatch]

I got my stevia from Vitamin World .....
Looking at the other posts, I seem to use alot more than most folks. I think one post said "... 1 drops per 15 mls ...." Wow, I use about 1 drop PER ml.
I guess I really will be a guinea pig.