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Antiquities usually are the same as what they’re said to be; old, delicate, beautiful to some degree, but mostly old and consequently are known as antique. The older and a lot more preserved an old-fashioned is however, the higher the value it holds. The exact value is just not nominal values that certain might measure [...]

Maybe you don’t know about the plant with the name “Stevia”. Here you will learn some useful things about it. The plant’s origin is in south America and it is counted among the sunflower family, also known as Asteraceae. Altogether there are 240 different kinds of the plant known all over the world. The native south American already knew about the sweetening power of Stevia since about 500 years or longer. Later studies showed that the extract from the stevia leaves is about 300 times sweeter than normal sugar, what makes it an perfect sugar substitute. Already one or two Stevia leaves are enough to sweeten a cup of tea or coffee.