BEWARE of Sam's Club Stevia
 

I joined this forum just because I saw a post about Sam's Club Stevia. I, too, was excited, but somewhat troubled about the fact that it "also contains Maltodextrin," which I learned is a starchy sugar with a very high glycemic index. The box does not state how much maltodextrin is in each packet. One day I was in Walmart and saw they also are selling their own name brand of Stevia packets. This box listed the maltodextrin first, which means it contains more maltodextrine than anything else. Bottom line, we have been using these packets for months, but will not use them any more until Sam's club clarifies their packaging. I thought all foods were required to list all ingredients in order of quantity contained. I don't know how Sam's Club is getting around this. If anyone has any more information on this, please reply.

Hi, welcome to 3FC :)

Stevia is generally sold and labeled as a supplement, not a food, so that's why Sams Club can list the ingredients as "also contains maltodextrin". It follows the guidelines set by the FDA for supplements. You are buying stevia, so they have to tell you how much stevia is in each serving but they don't have to tell how much of other ingredients are in there - they just have to name them.

It's pretty common for manufacturers to use maltodextrin as a 'flowing agent' for stevia. Not all brands do, though, so read the labels if you don't want to consume maltodextrin.

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