INTENSE SWEETNESS OF NATURAL ORIGIN

Many people around the world use intensely sweet materials of natural origin. Plant parts containing intensely sweet principles are used for sweetening foods or they are used for medicinal purposes as a part of some societies' daily lives. In one culture, an intensely sweet leaf is used as a part of a special ceremony. Intense sweetness of natural origin is tasted in these cultures today as it has been done throughout the ages (25).