I was pleasantly surprised when I tried the free sample I received from Purvia Zero Calorie Sweetner. Like promised it tasted very close to regular sugar. I used it mostly in my coffee to replace sweet & low which I always worrry about using because 'they' say it's bad for you. I was given a coupon which is a great plus and will purchase this the next time I am shopping. The best thing was my husband who will not touch 'fake' sweetener products loved it! He thought it tasted just like sugar and he used it in his coffee also. I'd say it's a good product that I will definately recommend. I did have to use three packets in my coffee to equal the two packets I'd use of sweet & low type products.

BunnyCats

Gilbertville, MA

I am reveiwing the PureVia All Natural Zero Calorie Sweetener. It is a very nice alternative to most sugar substitute sweeteners. There is no strong aftertaste that can develope in some sweeteners and is actually a lot better for you than most.

sitemgr1380

Windsor, CA

I recently tried PureVia All Natural Zero Calorie Sweetener as part of a opinion panel. I have used it in several ways. It was great in my tea, my cereal and sprinkled over strawberries. The sweetening ability was wonderful. It took only a very small sprinkle over berries to deliver a delightful sweet flavor balance. I am not sure how it can be no calorie since it does have 2 grams of carbs and carbs are not calorie free. I tried to find a reference to this contradiction online and could not find a true answer to my inquiry. Putting aside the few calories I believe it to contain, it is a superb sweetener. I am generally very sensitive to aftertastes in artificial sweeteners. I found none detectable here. My opinion is that it is great tasting and low calorie.

soggypaw

Granite Falls, WA

I used PureVia to make lemon drop martinis. I was pleasantly surprised by the sweet tast e- just like sugar. It does not take much to sweeten things. There was no bitter aftertaste like so many sweeteners. I would use it on or in anything. I plan to use it in baking.

joani37

Naples, FL

I tried the PureVia sweetener in my coffee and found it a little too sweet with an off taste. I cut down the package the next cup and then it was ok. So it does take some getting used to how much it takes to sweeten your drink. PureVia is really strong so it will surprise you how little you need to actually sweeten your food or drink. I love my coffee and almost always put sugar in it so this is a good change to take an approach to a healthier life style. The individual packages makes it really convienent to take for lunches and on the go. I have a lunchroom at work and the sugar is always out so this makes it really easy to bring my own and not in a container that I have to worry about spilling.

lgantcha

Utica, MI

PureVia All Natual Zero Calorie Sweetener is new and different. I was pleasantly surprised at how it tasted. I've used other sweeteners in the past, I'm not a big fan of the others. aof this though. It was refreshing and easy to use.

swinter

Columbia, MO

**PureVia All Natural Sweetener **is first not really quite zero calorie, as has been pointed out elsewhere it contains 2 grams of Carbohydrates which convert to some small percentage of calories but less than 1/2 of 1 calorie.  **Splenda** by contrast is able label itself 0% of carbs as it has less than 1 gram.  Honestly all of this is pretty much in the range of meaningless. **PureVia** is made primarily from **Erithritol,** **Isomaltulose** and the third listed ingredient **Reb A **which is an extract from the **Stevia Plant** and is where most of the sweetness comes from although it is only the third and final ingredient listed (which by labeling standards means that it is the least plentiful ingredient of the 3).  The other ingredients are "natural" in the sense they are derived or fermented from growing things, the first is a sugar alchohol and is produced from glucose through fermentation.  The second is manufactured enzymatically from sucrose and is a natural constituent of honey and sugar cane.  It is absorbed into the small intestine as glucose and fructose - which means it is unsuitable as a sweetener for people with disorders in fructose metabolism, such as heridetary fructose intolerance.  **Wikipedia** warns that **Isomaltulose** (the second listed ingredient) is not suitable for people with such disorders as they are likely to experience severe adverse affects. Stevia (or more correctly Reb A which is what is actually approved for use in the US) seems to be the current flavor of the day in alternative Sweeteners or Sugar Substitutes and probably like other testers I was glad to receive a free box of PureVia to try.  I may still try the Stevia Product that is combined with Cane Sugar to determine if the aftertaste and bitterness is from the Reb A or the other ingredients. Fortunately neither my Wife or I have any fructose intolerance so we were able to try the free sample of **PureVia** we received as sample from the company through Viewpoints.  We both have now tried multiple packets of the sweetener and our 2nd Point regarding it is much more damaging from our perspective than the first.  It has both a **bitterness** and an **aftertaste**.  Neither of these are as pronounced as many other artificial Sweetners such as Saccharine (**Sweet 'n Low)** or Asparteme (**Equal & NutraSweet**) and were it not for other better alternatives (at least by my and my wifes taste) this would be a winner.  Unfortunately for **PureVia** and the similar **TruVia** they are coming out after a decade or more of Sucralose Sweeteners (**Splenda**) and Marketing and the aftertaste and bitterness is much more pronounced than that from Sucralose (Splenda). In addition, Sucralose is stable when heated making it a suitable cooking substitute for sugar in many cases or it can be combined with real sugars and even comes packaged with brown sugar for baking.  As a Professional Chef, I would not even use Sucralose for cooking without thoroughly testing the recipe, although I will commend several of the recipes in **Marlene Koch's Sensational Splenda Recipes** cookbook and for those who want baked sweets without so many calories they are quite good.  However, when cooking or baking for a non-dieting or mixed audience I still find that real sugar is a key ingredient. Back to **PureVia**, again it is probably too bad that it came 10 years after **Splenda** because it is certainly superior to and less objectional tasting than either **Sweet 'n Low** or **Equal** / **NutraSweet** and probably would have a major market were it not for **Splenda** and the other **Sucralose** products.  But with pricing similar too or higher than **Splenda** and the other **Sucralose** products I fear that **PureVia** will have tough sledding.  For those who find **Splenda** unsatisfactory and still want an alternative low calorie sweetener, I would not hesitate to recommend **PureVia** over the other alternatives.  But for my Wife and I, we both find Splenda to be a superior tasting and lower carb alternative and **PureVia** would have to be **MUCH less expensive **to make it a reasonable alternative (and honestly I'm not sure even at half the price would I choose **PureVia** over **Splenda**. Add in the ability to cook and bake with **Splenda, **an its availability in bulk packaging and the choice really becomes no choice at all in my mind. As to the packaging being recyclable or recycled either one this to me is so meaningless as to be not worth mentioning except someone else did so I will debunk it.  It is packaged in very bulky packaging for the amount of sweetener delivered and the cost and energy in producing the excessive packaging and then transporting it far offsets any gain from recycling.  So even if you are fool enough to buy into the environmental claptrap at least think critically enough to realize when companies claim some green BS that almost always that is what it is BS.

granvillea

Greensboro, GA

Purevia has changed my feelings on sweetners. This stuff is great. No after taste. It really taste like sugar. I ate a packet by itself just to find out. I've also shared it with co-workers and they also liked it.  

sandrajoy

West End, NC

I have tired this product after getting it from a street promotion of it. I think it is too sweet and tastes like smashed up candy. I didnt get an after-taste but i did use to much and made my tes way to sweet. I think you have to use have a packet in anything. So you are using less product saving you money. It is healthier then sugar and it is good for diabetics so that should be a good delling point. I would never use the Artificial Sweeteners because they kill lab animals and cause cancer. No thanks..

Broadway96

Philadelphia, PA

I switched from  Splenda after my doctor advised me that the only sweetner that is natural and comes from a natural source are those from the Stevia plant. I did find this product to have a strong flavor though and it does change the taste of my coffee which I don't like. I prefer Splenda much more but have switched since it is healthier.

jenbutterfly

Miami, FL