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type of sweetener is said to cut sugar intake without affecting the taste. Made from stevia and dietary fibres, Unavoo is also prebiotic, meaning that it nourishes good bacteria in the gut – unlike a betterknown probiotic which adds bacteria to the gut. As stevia, which is derived from the stevia plant, is about 200 times sweeter than granulated table sugar, only a small quantity is required. Unavoo uses dietary fibre as a bulking agent which, its makers say, enables it to replicate the flavour and ‘mouth-feel’ of white sugar.