Stevia - which brands & ingredients are safe for vaping

[Tweak401]

What's up everyone?

The reason I'm making this post is because I have seen a lot of people ask about Stevia as a Vape juice Sweetener but there isn't much information on which Brands of Stevia are actually safe to vape/inhale and/or what ingredients are safe for inhaling & which list of ingredients are very harmful and to avoid when purchasing Stevia. If you know any Brands of Stevia that are safe to use in Vape juice and/or any ingredients that are safe or harmful then please reply with just the Brand name or names and/or the ingredient or ingredients with safe or avoid next to it so I can start making a complete list for everyone's future reference. Thanks everyone! Stay Safe & Keep vaping!

 

[smacuser]

According to the ELR website, under: Resources/Flavor List, pure stevia is followed by Pyure as the most popular. TFA might still make one.

I've been experimenting with Erythritol.

As far as health concerns go, don't vape .

Welcome to ECF

 

[Katya]

I don't and won't use stevia because @Kurt, our resident chemist, advised against it some time ago and decided to follow his advice:

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Try Erythritol--it's a simple alcohol/sugar molecule that's quite heat stable.

Erythritol Solution (5%).

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

I doubt any studies have been conducted as to whether vaporized stevia is safe to inhale, let alone safe to inhale on a regular basis, regardless of brand. So any answers you'll get are just feelings.

 

[BrotherBob]

r any ingredients that are safe or harmful

Could study:
Vapewilds diacetyl/ap testing : electronic_cigarette

 

[vaper1960]

It is natural (that's always good) and I have used it in coffee (OK but not really great) I feel like it should be safe but some liquid versions may have alcohol (there was another thread about this... have you tried using the search here on ECF for stevia... it's been discussed before) You can buy a power form at any grocery store but will have to experiment on how much to use.

 

[Katya]

It is natural (that's always good)

Not always, mushrooms are "natural" and many can kill you. Also, not when it comes to vaping. Olive oil is "natural" but can't be inhaled.

Per @Kurt, an organic chemist (PhD):
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"As for synthetic flavors, yes, even though I try to eat organic, I think simple synthetic flavors are in general safer for inhalation than a soup of biomolecules extracted from a food."

And this:
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"A "natural extract" is just that, an extract, often with ethanol, of the whole food. In some cases, these can contain biomolecules, like proteins, lipids, polysaccharides, and other big molecules that can easily decompose with heat, or at the very least probably should not be inhaled."

 

[fiddleshe]

It is natural (that's always good) and I have used it in coffee (OK but not really great) I feel like it should be safe but some liquid versions may have alcohol (there was another thread about this... have you tried using the search here on ECF for stevia... it's been discussed before) You can buy a power form at any grocery store but will have to experiment on how much to use.

The powdered form at the grocery store is mostly maltodextrin (sugar) with very little Stevia.