NOW Foods, Xylitol Plus Sweetener Packets with BetterStevia®, Zero Calories, Low Glycemic Impact, 75 Packets (Packaging May Vary)

I have been looking for sugar alternatives and I believe the search is over! I recently purchased four (4) boxes of the Now Foods Xylitol Plus Stevia Packets and use it on everything! In particular, I love using it to make lemonade and in my cereal. Aside from being sweet, there is no after taste; something that I've often run into in the past with alternative sweeteners. Every chance I get, I'm telling people about this product because it not only is a better alternative to sugar or artificial sweeteners but it has anti-bacterial properties as well! A sweetener that is good for your teeth? Who would've thunk it? I also use the Now Foods XyliWhite product to brush my teeth and have used that for years! So this product obviously has me very excited as well. I highly recommend and give this 5 stars easily.

I love the idea of using a product to sweeten my coffee and not have to worry about the side effects of processed white sugar. Interesting that Xylitol has even been found to hinder the growth of bacteria that cause tooth decay and in some studies has been proven to actually help strengthen your bones. These packets are crystallized and are an exact one for one replacement for a packet of sugar. You can even use it for baking and cooking in place of sugar, but for that I would recommend buying the 1 or 5 pound bulk pack. It dissolves well and leaves absolutely no after-taste as do some of the questionable chemical sweetener substitutes that have, who knows what, side effects.

I can only say it tastes good. I have not read and/or evaluated the data on artificial or natural sweeteners. I was just looking for something to replace Sweet n Low. This sweetens without cloying: one to two levels up from black coffee/tea - maybe 1T of sweetness. Whenever you make a change your tastebuds have to adjust. Sweet n Low is too sweet. I am a one packet SnL user, so this drops it down a level or two. But better than black. Kind of lightens and sweetens. And that's all the clarity I can muster...

Found this a few years ago in a store. For those who don't like the aftertaste stevia gives, this is a great solution. Stevia and xylitol almost balance each other out. I found it a little too sweet; one packet should suffice unless one is really really a fan of sweet foods and drinks. Very convenient to pop into a bag for BYOTB (bring your own tea bags) dining out.

I think Xylitol on its own is bitter; Stevia on its own is too sweet. Combined this is the perfect little sweetener. One pack in my (big) cup of tea is just the right amount of sweetness. (In a smaller mug, I'd halve the amount in the packet.) I also use it for baking and wish it came in a shaker so I could measure out large amounts.I love that both Xylitol and Stevia are natural and not chemicals (like Splenda, Equal, Sweet N Low, etc.).I highly recommend this if you're going for a natural alternative but don't like Stevia and/or Xylitol on its own.

I have been using Xylitol for a year now. I am not Diabetic nor am I overweight. I just simply don't like to consume all that sugar. What makes this product bad is not the Xylitol, Its the Stevia component. The Stevia completely hijacks the sweetener to the point you can't taste anything else, not even your coffee.So it comes down to this, If you enjoy Stevia then buy this product. If you have never tried Stevia and your looking for Xylitol then look somewere else. Or atleast go to your local natural foods store and test run Stevia.I on the other hand have three boxes of this that I can't seem to move as quickly.

Since I learned that sugar is as addictive as heroin, and that the food industry is deliberately trying to make all of us weigh 500 pounds and eat- eat- eat-, I have tried to find something to sweeten without all of the harm that sugar does.This product does as good a job as anything I have found so far.

I love this product. It's a lot less bitter than straight stevia. I only use about 1/2 pkt in my coffee and it tastes great. I don't really taste the stevia part at all. I think ppl tend to give it bad reviews when they use too much.