I am NOT a fan of artificial sweetener.  I don't allow my kids to have it, not even in gum, and I encourage my husband to stay away too.  However, this sweetener is different in that it is derived from a natural herb, so I don't consider it an artificial sweetener... more like a different sweetener.

As for my opinion, I did not cook with it, but I did use it in tea and coffee.  It tasted very similar to Splenda, but it seemed I had to use a little more than I expected to get my drinks sweet enough.  Something else I noticed was that the texture of PureVia is more coarse, whereas the texture...