Stevia rebaudiana dried leaves — pack details pending
Important: pack size and permitted intended use have not been verified. This listing concerns dried leaves identified in the catalog as Stevia rebaudiana, sometimes called sweetleaf. The historic product title, gallery descriptions and variant records conflict about package weight. No accurate net weight can be promised until the seller checks the actual package and stock records.
What this listing does and does not establish
- Listed botanical: Stevia rebaudiana dried leaves. The botanical identity of this particular physical lot has not been independently authenticated.
- Form: Dried leaf material, as described by the seller. It is not a verified high-purity steviol glycoside ingredient.
- Net weight: Unverified. Historical product metadata and the eight gallery-image descriptions disagree; none is proof of the weight in a currently available pack.
- Origin, batch, labeling and testing: Not established by the online listing. Photos may represent a historic or different pack.
Important U.S. food-use distinction
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration distinguishes whole stevia leaves and crude extracts from certain highly purified steviol glycosides. FDA states that stevia leaf and crude extract are not considered generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use as food sweeteners and are not permitted for that use. The status of certain highly purified steviol glycosides does not apply automatically to whole dried leaves.
Do not rely on this listing as authorization or instructions to use the leaves for sweetening foods or beverages. No tea recipe, serving quantity, medicinal outcome or food-grade certification is being offered here. The merchant needs to confirm the legally appropriate sales category and labeling, product origin, true net weight, botanical batch identity and suitable documentation before offering this item for an edible use.
What to confirm before ordering
Ask the seller for a current photograph of the actual retail package and its ingredient/net-weight labels, along with the intended use and available batch records. Until that evidence is available, the weight and food-use questions remain unresolved. A common plant name alone cannot resolve a label conflict or establish that a product is suitable for consumption.
Sources and scope
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: accepted botanical name Stevia rebaudiana. Botanical reference only, not physical batch authentication.
- U.S. FDA: Aspartame and Other Sweeteners in Food. Explains the regulatory distinction between whole stevia leaf and high-purity steviol glycosides.
- U.S. FDA Import Alert 45-06. Describes regulatory treatment of stevia leaves and crude leaf extracts, including different provisions for dietary supplement ingredients.