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What’s “Ruby-A?” Explaining: “FDA Approves Miracle Powder, Cancer’s Kryptonite” teased by Robert Williams

Will this "Wonder Powder" teased by True Alpha starve cancer and spawn a healthcare revolution?

By Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe, March 26, 2015

This article originally appeared on January 28, 2015, when the ad was newly released — the same ad, without any major revisions that we noticed, is being distributed widely again and generating questions, so we make this piece available again. The stock teased is at roughly the same price now as it was on January 28, though it has had big moves both up and down in the interim. What follows has not been edited, updated or revised since 1/28/15:

Lots and lots of folks have been asking about this one — all about a “hidden poison” and a company with a “wonder powder” that the ad says could “starve cancer at its source… save countless lives…” and, of course make us all rich.

So what is it? Let’s dig into the clues in the ad and find out. The pitch is for True Alpha, which I guess is a new service from the Wall Street Daily folks (I don’t think we’ve ever covered this letter before), and it starts out with the kind of hype we’ve grown accustomed to from Robert Williams:

“… there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when a famous TV anchorman, ‘Barry,’ tearfully revealed his story as a cancer survivor.
Barry was diagnosed with very aggressive cancer of the neck and spine at the age of 50.

“Now he regards himself as the ‘luckiest guy on Earth.’

“These days, the proud father of young twins is sending a stark warning to the world…

“A toxin found in virtually every diet, including his own, feeds cancer cells! ‘There’s an immediate change in your body when you cut the toxin,’ says Barry. ‘I’m talking about deep down benefits at a cellular level.'”

And the panic level rises as they talk about how many of us are contaminated …

“Contamination Levels Have TRIPLED in the Last 50 years…

“Imagine spilling syrup on your keyboard.

“Well, now you have a visual of what occurs inside a human cell when this toxic additive takes full effect.

“The toxin gums up our body by changing its metabolism.

“It raises blood pressure.

“It critically alters the signaling of hormones.

“It catastrophically damages the pancreas and liver, too.

“But the worst part?

“Until now… it’s been virtually IMPOSSIBLE to remove this toxin from our diet.

“So here we are… for the first time in human history, non-communicable diseases pose a greater health threat than infectious diseases.”

OH MY GOD WHAT IS IT? DO I HAVE IT? IS THERE A VACCINE!?!?!

Oh, wait. He’s just talking about… sugar.

So this is just a spiel for a sugar substitute, because that’s going to reverse the obesity epidemic?

Um, OK. Because gosh, aspartame and saccharin and sucralose and acesulfame potassium have come so far in helping us get healthier since the 1970s.

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We’ll leave a big pile of skepticism by the door here as we continue along our journey through this funhouse — but don’t forget to pick it up on your way out.

Assuming that you’re ready to believe that the problem has been that our sugar substitutes aren’t good enough, and that the $1 trillion burden that obesity places on the healthcare system will be fixed by a lower-calorie sweetener, which will also fix Medicare’s finances…. well, let’s see what wonder company is going to do this, shall we? Here’s more from the ad:

“.. healthcare’s savior is finally here…

Patent #20110X858867 could mark the end of the world’s most dreaded diseases… including the big ones like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

“But are you prepared for the downstream financial effects? They’re poised to rewrite stock market history. In fact, they could put between $79,840 and $141,410 into your trading account, beginning with your first 100% gain in the next few days.”

Gosh, no, I’m not ready to get filthy rich and “rewrite stock market history.” We should just stop now, and I’ll take a few days to get my head around that, then I’ll be ready to go.

No? OK, on we move, then:

“Introducing the Most Valuable Patent in History…

“It’s ready to replace the patent on Lipitor as the most valuable in history.

“Lipitor generated $108 billion in revenue over 20 years, and helped drive Pfizer from a penny stock to one of the most powerful companies in the S&P 500.”

So… now we’re comparing some kind of sweetener patent to the most successful patented drug in history? Apparently, that’s because “RUBY-A” — the name Robert Williams is giving this miracle product — “attackes the root cause of heart disease” while Lipitor only manages cholesterol levels.

Remember, we left our skepticism at the door. So we’re swallowing that, for the moment. Or at least not saying anything too snarky.

“These miracle crystals attack the root cause of virtually every non-communicable disease on the planet….

“With such promise comes what could be the largest valuation ever bestowed upon a single patent…

“I estimate the patent’s low end to be worth $70 billion.

“But its upside runs as high as $134 billion….

“The best part for investors?

“One company trading for less than $10/share owns the exclusive rights to the patent.”

Aaaand, there it is. It always comes down to just “one tiny company” that has the energy source/patent/gold mine/new technology/better idea that will revolutionize the world.

More clues?

“The crystals hide deep inside the leaves of a plant native to South America.

“Indigenous tribes have been enjoying the medicinal properties of the leaves for more than 1,500 years.

“But science has NEVER been able to extract only the miracle crystals from the leaf.

“That is, until now.

“I’m happy to report that a certain company just cracked the plant’s genetic code, and a patent now safeguards the secret.

“The active compound found inside the leaf, called ‘RUBY-A,’ attacks the root cause of virtually every non-communicable disease on Earth.”

And a wee bit more:

“Exactly how powerful are these RUBY-A crystals?

“Enough that the FDA gave its blessing to begin adding the crystals to the food supply, immediately.

“RUBY-A is a natural, organic replacement for the toxic food additive found in every North American diet….

“… when I mixed the powdery RUBY-A into a glass of water and drank it, I accomplished something extraordinary…

“I preempted the onset of cancer, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, Alzheimer’s disease, kidney disease, arthritis and depression.”

And he compares this approval by the FDA to the approval process that drugs have to go through, the often decade-long (or longer) process of clinical trials to prove safety and efficacy before a drug can be sold to patients in the United States…. and he says that the FDA granted RUBY-A a “Special Exemption.”

Which is hooey. And has nothing to do with the “5,000 to one” odds of a new compound becoming an approved drug (his number)…. since, of course, this isn’t a drug. Likewise, you can throw out all the comparisons in the ad to the overnight millions (or billions) generated by small biotechs who get good news from the FDA.

So what is this “Miracle Powder” that they’re calling “RUBY-A?” It is, as you may have guessed by now, the newish “natural” sweetener derived from the stevia leaf. The biggest brand name in the stevia sweetener business is Truvia, which is owned by the (private) agricultural conglomerate Cargill, so they’re definitely not touting Truvia — but which of the many stevia-related firms is this a reference to?

And yes, if you’ve been keeping track you’ll recall that before marijuana was the “hot” agri-stock sector, stevia held that title… which means that dozens of stevia-related companies (or companies who wanted you to think they were stevia-related) were promoted and pumped and dumped and made and lost millions for investors over the last several years. So do remember to pick up your skepticism on your way out… but first, let’s figure out which stevia company Williams is touting.

Some more hints:

“How fast can this $8 stock crack the $100 milestone?

“Well, according to 60 Minutes, every year, Americans consume 130 pounds of the toxic food additive I’ve been telling you about. Such excess equates to a third of a pound every day….

“The toxin is so prevalent in our food supply that it requires a $70 BILLION industrial machine just to sustain our appetites….

“And now, with the FDA’s blessing and an airtight patent, the fully realized market value of RUBY-A is $70 billion.

“Once the patent holder conquers a meager 1.6% of the market, which is virtually assured in the coming weeks, shares could jump as high as $113.

“Sales are already growing at a furious pace, too, which means you could be $141,410 richer before the first day of spring.”

Hopefully you see the logical leaps in those paragraphs, but it gives us some further hintage for the Thinkolator. Here’s some more:

“After more than 200 government-sponsored efficacy and safety studies, each yielding definitive results, RUBY-A was recently market tested in certain health-crisis “hot spots” across the Deep South.

“The test now ranks among the greatest successes in U.S. history.

USA Today reports it was a smash hit, saying… ‘We haven’t seen a product hitting on all cycles like this for years.’…

“In fact, news that certain retailers were carrying a first-generation product containing RUBY-A triggered a frenzy.

“One Florida location was selling 50 cases per week. And several store managers said customers were calling the store, asking managers to put some aside for them.”

Those references are to Coca Cola Life, which is Coke’s new reduced calorie version of their eponymous soft drink, sweetened with both sugar (cane sugar, not corn syrup — a novelty in North America) and stevia extract. It’s not a zero-calorie or one-calorie product like Diet Coke or Coke Zero (AKA, “Diet Coke for Dudes”), but it’s essentially an attempt to create a new “middle market” for sodas that do not have the perceived “diet” or perceived chemical risks of the zero-calorie stuff but do have many fewer calories than the original Coca Cola. And other folks, like Pepsi, are experimenting with products that are similar.

And yes, Coca Cola Life uses stevia extract produced by Cargill, with whom they’ve been in partnership for many, many years in trying to develop new sweeteners. Close to a decade ago, Coke and Cargill were talking up “rebiana”, which was then the common term for stevia extract, as their next breakthrough — though back then, there were also more health and regulatory concerns about stevia, at least in the U.S.

Of course, Truvia has been available as a sweetener for a long time — this purified stevia extract falls in the “generally recognized as safe” category at the FDA and has for more than six years (it’s not just Cargill’s Truvia, though they’re the biggest “brand” — at least a handful of other companies selling Rebaudioside A get the same “GRAS” designation).

There’s an interesting article about Cargill’s efforts to formulate different stevia extracts here, if you’re curious — and yes, the reason Williams is calling this “RUBY-A” is that the particular derivative from stevia that they’re focusing on now is that Rebaudioside A, often called Reb-A.

And we get one more clue about this patent-owning company that apparently has some kind of patent that relates to stevia extract as a sweetener:

“A powerful, multi-billion-dollar agribusiness is quietly amassing shares, led by a man named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ and ‘Best CEO of the Year’ by Ernst & Young. His company owns 18% of the patent holder’s shares. He could easily be the world’s latest billionaire when the first financial report hits.”

So… that entrepreneur and CEO is Sunny Verghese, who founded and runs the Olam agricultural conglomerate (OLMIY on the pink sheets, it is listed and headquartered in Singapore) — Olam is a $3 billion company (well, they have a lot of debt, too, so enterprise value is about $9 billion), and they own roughly 20% of the company Robert Williams is teasing here, PureCircle (PURE in London, PCRTF on the pink sheets).

Olam first bought into PureCircle back in 2008 when stevia was just making inroads to getting more regulatory acceptance in the U.S. and elsewhere, you can see the presentation here from that initial investment if you’re curious. And PURE has been good news for Olam of late, with the writeup of value from gains in the share price generating more than half of Olam’s earnings last quarter.

And PureCircle had a good year in 2014, their fiscal year ended back in June and they reported solid increases in revenue (close to 50%) and were profitable, with earnings of about $2.3 million on $101 million in revenue. You can see their release here, but they are optimistic about their latest formulations and about the increasing acceptance of stevia as a sweetener in all kinds of consumer products — and yes, they have even developed a variety of stevia extract Reb-M in partnership with Coca Cola, though that’s not what’s in Coca Cola Life.

PureCircle also has a bunch of patents in the stevia space — for different varieties that are higher yield, and for different manufacturing, processing or refining techniques or technologies. Cargill does, too, and so presumably do others. I am not aware of any “killer app” patent as it relates to stevia that would have PureCircle “owning” the stevia sweetener business.

The company has a market cap of about $1.2 billion (800 million GBP), so it’s not teensy, and it is established and has a real business unlike most of the stevia companies that were promoted a few years ago. I don’t know if it’s worth $1.2 billion, that will depend a lot on how fast the stevia market grows and whether they can build a good market share — the company says it is set up for much higher volume, in terms of their processing and refining and distribution networks, so presumably they will see some substantial leverage to earnings from much higher revenues… but I have no way of guessing what those revenues will be, or how high they will go.

Right now, valuation obviously looks a bit stretched — if they earned $2.3 million last year, and have a market cap of $1.2 billion, that gives them a trailing PE of about 500. It is hard for me to see their leverage being strong enough to turn that into a dramatically better number over the next couple years unless they have some asset that lets them increase their margins much more than just “higher volumes means better utilization” — I would think they’d need to have a partner providing capital, or, preferably, some sort of royalty arrangement if their patents are in fact unique or valuable. You can do a lot of patenting for several reasons (I’m not a patent law expert, this is just me spitballing a little bit) — it seems to me that one reason is that you have the one unique way to produce something effectively and can create a fortune from that, but more common these days is the stockpiling of patents in a particular growth area to encourage a future detente or settlement among competitors… so, if Cargill’s lawyers come calling, PureCircle could counter with “we’ve got 100 patents, too” (no, I haven’t counted them).

For the last six months, ending December, PureCircle’s revenue growth continued according to their “trading update” (a press release with just some basic numbers, the real results come out in mid-March) — though they say their sales are seasonally weighted to the second half of the year — and it grew at about the same rate as it did last year, with sales increasing 24% and an expected profit increase of 50%, and they say this is largely because of increasing demand from their clients, including both Coke and Pepsi. They sold some shares to help fund their expansion and pay down some debt it appears, but my impression of the first half of the year was that it fit nicely in a straight line from last year’s progress.

As a financial exercise, you can try to model that growth — but it really requires some more breakout numbers on the revenue side — hopefully something far more substantial than 24% sales growth. I just looked at EBITDA, since I didn’t want to deal with taxes or guess at their financing costs in a few years, but if they grow EBITDA at 50% a year it will be about $175 million in five years. So if you want something that sounds more reasonable, and you can stomach betting on that kind of growth, then you can say that PureCircle is trading for 7X 2019 estimated EBITDA. Doesn’t that sound better? It’s a growth stock, I have no idea whether stevia ends up being an industrial behemoth of a sweetener or whether PureCircle ends up holding on to a big chunk of the market as the market grows or how profitable that ends up being (Cargill, if you’re curious, had about $135 billion in revenue in 2014 and a profit margin of about 1.3%… Truvia is a tiny portion of that company, but they’re obviously a formidable competitor).

So no, I can’t tell you whether “Patent #20110X858867” that they claim is of any particular value, and I didn’t try to figure out which of PureCircle’s patents they’re talking about (the patent number is made up or somehow obscured, as you’ve already figured out… or, at the very least, isn’t a US patent with that number). I can tell you that saying this particular patent will win Pure Circle a certain percentage of the global sweetener market is wildly speculative, but that they are a real company with a real supply chain (as far as I can tell, I haven’t visited their farming partners or their refining plants or anything), and they really do sell stevia extract to some relatively high-volume producers if they’re able to generate $100 million in revenue in a year.

So they’re not a “hope and a prayer” company like most of the speculative microcaps trying to develop their own stevia brands, or to set up networks of farmers to produce the leaf — but whether they’re worth $1.2 billion or not, I dunno. And if you’re doing the math, $1.2 billion is already 1.7% of the $70 billion that Willams cites as the size of the “Industrial Machine” that sustains our appetite for sugar. I don’t know if he was referring to the soft drink industry, but $70 billion is commonly a number thrown around as “Americans consume $70 billion worth of soda a year,” and soft drinks are absolutely the core business that stevia is targeting… so by that measure, I’m sure PureCircle’s sales to Coke and Pepsi are far less than 100% of their sales, and the US is less than half of their sales to those companies, but even if you use PureCircle’s full-year sales figure of about $100 million that would be about a tenth of a percent of that $70 billion. Not that this means anything in particular, I just like to try to close the circle with the numbers they throw out in the ads.

I’m not rushing out to buy shares, but it’s the first stevia-related stock I’ve looked at that I didn’t dismiss as completely ridiculous after ten seconds of looking at their financials… so that’s something. And with that, I’ll turn it over to you — interested in a sip of PureCircle? Anything enticing or frightening you see in this one? Let us know with a comment below.

P.S. The “Barry” in the intro, who got the story going as a cancer survivor and credits, at least in part, “cutting the toxin” is Barry du Bois, who has some kind of home improvement show, beat cancer, and advocates “quitting sugar.” Dunno if he used stevia as a sugar substitute (most stevia formulations still use some sugar, since it has some unappealing aftertastes), but certainly stevia didn’t cure his cancer either way.

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vivian lewis
January 28, 2015 2:06 pm

if you want to buy hope in a package with high overheads, soaring debt, and a rumored corrupt Singaporean of Olam at the top (subject of several essays by short-sellers, who of course have their own agenda, off you go. But for those good reasons, we would steer clear. In fact we would buy the Brooklyn Bridge before this stevia play.

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Jeff T.
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January 29, 2015 11:32 am
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Vivian… I agree 100%. You cannot cure cancer when companies like this have polluted the water, air, soil, and are now genetically modifying another plant.
The U.S. Government (Dept of Health and Human Services) has a patent on cannabis as well and people will still grown their own medicine to stay healthy.
This just like Sativex as a cure for M.S. Why should a sufferer with Multiple Sclerosis pay outrageous prices for Sativex when they can grow their own cancer/M.S. cures?

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Deborah G Flynn
February 2, 2015 6:59 am
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I am so sick and tired of these sophomoric teasers yet don’t we all get our interest piqued a bit when wild claims call for the cure of the most deadly ilness in the world? I actually think these people who do these presentations are criminal

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Irregular
February 8, 2015 4:02 am

They are genetically related to the snake-oil and laudanum salesmen of old. Williams is a reincarnation of PT Barnum. He knows in his heart that there is a sucker born every minute.

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Linda
Linda
February 11, 2015 3:39 pm
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Yes, this is exactly what I was thinking when I saw this. These so call medicine men
back in the 18th Century made the same spiel about Snake Oil and Kickapoo. Thank you for your post

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april39
May 16, 2015 7:53 pm

I guess some of these scamers are the great grandchildren of 19th/early 20th Century Medicine Men.

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modernrock
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January 28, 2015 2:09 pm

Well written once again!! They have also done a deal with SANW for seeds. SANW is a very interesting story with the recent alfalfa purchase from Dupont and the Stevia background.

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modernrock
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February 1, 2015 10:44 pm
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Up $1.50 from buy last week pre StockGS. Time to set some go Monday and Tuesday then move along! What a great thin trader, straight up.

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modernrock
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February 9, 2015 9:15 am
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worked like a charm, all out 8.90 average, might go higher but don’t know when the promo will end.

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Paul Bartel
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March 28, 2016 7:05 pm
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is this what is being sold as ORMES made from Gold. Known as the White Power Of Gold? David Hudsons resurche taken in accent times in Egipt ???

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January 28, 2015 2:36 pm

I already tried one Stevia play, deep in a hole. $STVF

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January 28, 2015 4:58 pm
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Yes, I own over 21k shares at average of 1.50@, seems to be pretty good fish bait, but volume has about quadrupled last couple weeks. I’ll pray for you, for my sake, HA HA

SoGiAm
January 28, 2015 7:26 pm
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Stevia First Corp. Announces New Proprietary Fermentation Method for Steviol Production 9:02a ET January 28, 2015 (Market Wire) Print
Stevia First Corp. (OTCQB: STVF) (“Stevia First” or the “Company”), an agricultural biotechnology company based in California’s Central Valley growing region and focused on the industrial scale production of stevia, the all-natural zero-calorie sweetener that is rapidly transforming the food and beverage industry, is pleased to announce an important achievement and addition to its stevia production technologies.
The Company has successfully developed novel fermentation methods to produce steviol, a key step in the production of all steviol glycosides, the sweet substances found naturally within the stevia plant. Upon commercialization, steviol glycosides will serve in the reduction of sugar consumption and aid for the prevention of metabolic disorders.
In related news, Stevia First has also recently developed a proprietary process that converts abundant precursor molecules found within the stevia leaf into high-purity Reb A, the best tasting of the more abundant steviol glycosides. This enzyme enhancement process could more than double the output of high-purity Reb A per acre of stevia leaf and the Company could use similar fermentation methods as described above for low-cost production of stevia enzymes within this process. Analogous fermentation methods have already been proven economical for ingredients critical to the food and beverage industry and their use is increasingly widespread around the globe.
“We’re intent on rapidly increasing the global supply of stevia, and are enabling this through a variety of methods including biosynthesis and mechanized agriculture,” says Robert Brooke, CEO of Stevia First. “The continued rise in health concerns along with increased occurrences of diabetes and obesity is expected to drive the demand and growth for sugar substitutes over the next six years, making this a very crucial time for what we have produced. This achievement is another demonstration of what our R&D team can accomplish in a very short period of time.”
It is currently estimated that 70% or more of the cost of Reb A stevia extract is directly attributable to the cost of stevia leaf production, and the cost of stevia leaf extract has increased considerably due to a shortage of leaf supply. Next-generation stevia sweeteners such as Reb D or Reb M may be more “sugar-like” than Reb A, but they also are very rare and therefore even more expensive to obtain through traditional leaf extraction. The Company has succeeded in developing novel fermentation methods that enable production of steviol, a key intermediate molecule in the production of all sweet steviol glycosides, including stevia and next-gen stevia sweeteners, and this factor could greatly reduce or even bypass entirely the need for stevia leaf production.
It is common within industry, and often a starting point, to use glucose-fed yeast within a fermentation production system due to its relative ease of use. This latest fermentation process developed by Stevia First however is unique in that it takes advantage of a new production system, one which can be used within solid-state fermentations and does not require glucose as an input material. Solid state fermentations can recycle agricultural byproducts for use as input materials, use less water, and may also require relatively little capital equipment for operation. Compared to alternative methods in use today, these advantages could enable a fermentation production system that is even more economical and environmentally-friendly.
About Stevia First Corp. (OTCQB: STVF) Stevia First Corp. is an agricultural biotechnology company that is enabling dramatically healthier food and nutrition products. For more information visit: http://www.steviafirst.com and connect with the Company on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Google+.
About the Stevia Industry The market for all-natural, zero-calorie stevia sweeteners is expanding rapidly. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates stevia intake could eventually replace 20-30% of all dietary sweeteners. The total global sweetener market was estimated at $58.3 billion in 2010. Best2All!-Benjamin

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May 3, 2015 5:40 pm
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FYI — Here are 2 recently issued patents with patent numbers similar to the one reported in the teaser (#20110X858867) only the last 3 numbers have been transposed. Both seem to relate to a process for extracting high purity/high intensity sweetener. The first also has Coca-Cola as an assignee:

1. HIGH-PURITY STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES
Application number: 20140357588
Abstract: Methods of preparing highly purified steviol glycosides, particularly rebaudiosides A, D and M are described. The methods include utilizing recombinant microorganisms for converting various staring compositions to target steviol glycosides. In addition, novel steviol glycosides reb D2 and reb M2 are disclosed, as are methods of preparing the same. The highly purified rebaudiosides are useful as non-caloric sweetener in edible and chewable compositions such as any beverages, confectioneries, bakery products, cookies, and chewing gums.
Type: Application
Filed: May 27, 2014
Issued: December 4, 2014
Assignees: Purecircle SDN BHD, The Coca-Cola Company
Inventors: Avetik MARKOSYAN, Indra PRAKASH, Cynthia BUNDERS, Pankaj SONI, Jarrin CYRILLE, Aurélien BADIE, Robert ter HALLE

2. Method And System For Detection Of Natural High Intensity Sweeteners That Contain Hydroxyl Groups
Application number: 20140234876
Abstract: The present invention provides a hapten derivative and conjugate of a natural high intensity sweetener containing hydroxyl groups. The conjugate can be used to produce antibodies specific against the natural high intensity sweetener. The present invention further provides a kit and method for detecting and quantifying the natural high intensity sweetener in a sample.
Type: Application
Filed: June 22, 2012
Issued: August 21, 2014
Assignee: PURECIRCLE SDN BHD
Inventors: Jose Antonio Gabaldon Hernandez, Estrella Nunez Delicado, Rosa Puchades Pla, Angel Maquiera, Eva Maria Brun Sanchez, Avetik Markosyan

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Brainbox
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January 28, 2015 3:21 pm

Would be interested to hear Doc Gumshoe`s view on this. What medical evidence is there that substituting this compound for sugar is a wonder disease preventer? Surely this would require extensive controlled studies over many years to prove the value of this compound? Drinking water rather than consuming gallons of any Coca Cola or Pepsi products would make sense & avoiding consuming vast amounts of fast foods would help prevent a lot of diseases.

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Rusty Brown in Canada
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January 31, 2015 9:39 pm
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The short answer seems to be: it replaces sugar, and therefore avoids all the damage that that particular family of molecules is believed to do, rather than making any positive contribution per se.

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James Edwards
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April 7, 2015 4:52 pm

ANYTHING that replaces sugar HAS to be good. The facts are, the public IS being POISONED by this substance, and the medical after-affects ARE common knowledge. Thank you stockgumshoe for your report.

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Glenn Lidstone
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Glenn Lidstone
May 14, 2015 9:09 am
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I would disagree with the statement “anything that replaces sugar HAS to be good”. So far, I would say that all of the known sugar substitutes are actually worse than sugar.

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Brainbox
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Brainbox
January 28, 2015 3:24 pm

Would be interested to hear Doc Gumshoe`s view on this

James Hanks
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April 7, 2015 12:15 pm
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Agree brainbox. Love to get their ponit of view

Myron Martin
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January 28, 2015 3:35 pm

Read Robt. Williams article with considerable interest and just returned from lunch with my first cup of herbal tea sweetened with Stevia at my desk as I accessed the review by Travis.
Just prior, before I even had a chance to take my first sip, I had a call from the dietitian at the hospital where I was diagnosed with diabetes, on behalf of the kidney specialist as followup to my latest checkup since being discharged from the hospital. Their concern was my too high level of phosphorus and she suggested some dietary changes to reduce it.
I see in my original notes on the Wiliam’s article that more and more tobacco farmers are starting to grow Stevia in place of tobacco (diminishing market) so demand for Stevia seems to be on the rise. Pardon me while I pause to drink my first cup of Stevia sweetened tea.
While I was aware of Stevia prior to the article, we basically used honey as our source of sweetening, but since being diagnosed as diabetic I cut that out as well, even though we had given up white sugar decades ago. What I found interesting is that Coca Cola is spear heading the drive to find a healthier substitute than refined sugar for their product, that is only one of several harmful ingredients that had me shunning the product as unfit for human consumption. While high levels of refined sugar are indeed playing havoc with our health, the real culprit that caused me to reject the product in my household is ironically high levels of “phosphorous” which you can test with a rusty nail. Put one in a can or bottle of Coke and see how long it takes to dissolve. Anything with such a high PH (corrosive) does not belong in a human stomach. Now that I have finished my cup of tea, (fennel, ginger and peppermint) I can report that the taste is tolerable, but might be different in some other flavours of tea. I do agree agree with the observation by Travis that there is an after taste from the Stevia. Before I would consider an investment in Stevia producer/marketers or use on a regular basis, I would have to do a lot more research on its properties. Just because it is from a plant does not automatically make it healthy.

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January 28, 2015 9:13 pm
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Yes, Myron. There certainly are plants that are not only unhealthy, there are some that can kill you. We derive poisons from some. We can tip our arrows with some to get down to serious warfare. So the idea that plants are “natural” and harmless has its limits. I will write some more on stevia as I have quit all forms of sugar and find the right stevia to be a very good solution.

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January 31, 2015 9:51 pm
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Quitting sugar is a big step in improving the diet, certainly, but unfortunately there is more to it that that: it seems that starches break down in the digestive system into – wait for it – sugars‼
That being the case, it becomes important to also eliminate starch-rich items such as pasta, potatoes and especially bread (which breaks down very quickly because of the surface area of all those air bubbles in it) if I read the situation correctly.
That leaves the classic low-carb diet of steak, fish, chicken, pork, lobster, scallops, green veggies, ribs, shrimp, eggs, bacon, salad etc. all simmered in butter if that’s your taste.

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Deborah G Flynn
February 2, 2015 7:02 am

Then why did Atkins die of heart disease? The reality is it is a crap shoot and genetics play a bigger factor in overall “luck”:

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February 8, 2015 4:39 am

My mother lived 3 months past 100 and never worried a whole lot about her diet, although she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes late in life, and had high blood pressure to boot. I myself am 84, and am now pretty picky about diet, but I still consume plenty of sugar; however my weight is 153 and the MD tells me my BP is consistently 120 over 70 to 80 and no diabetes. So I have to chalk up all this fortuitous good health to genes. The family had lived in Eastern Europe for centuries, and some people in that area are reputed to live well over 100 years. I read recently that a gene has been identified that prevents absorption of dietary cholesterol – another indication that genetics may play the most important role in good health. You could conjecture that a large proportion of the U.S. population has descended from ancestors who ate a predominantly sugarless vegetarian diet and therefore never developed genetic means to control the metabolic effects of sucrose and cholesterol. Hence the fortunes to be made in sweeteners and statins.

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February 18, 2015 12:30 am

He didn’t. He died from a head injury following a fall on ice !

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May 14, 2015 12:26 pm

The story that Atkins died of heart disease is a mainstream media myth. He died o complications from a fall in which he took a severe blow to the head. The myth originates in the fact that when he was in the hospital he gain an extreme amount of water weight, which can be a sign of heart failure. An autopspy reportedly showed his arteries were clean. Anyway, that’s the other version of the stoyr of how he died.

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August 16, 2015 9:16 am

Atkins followed his own diet!!! THAT’S WHY HE DIED. Genetics has less than nothing to do with disease. What you eat is a lifestyle that you learn from your parents, that they learned from their parents — ad nauseum. ALL disease comes from eating a highly acidic diet — below 7.0 pH. The human body was never intended to eat so much meat as the American diet recommends. The size of a steak that the typical American eats in one sitting would feed five people in Europe. The human body thrives on a diet between 7.2 pH and 7.5 pH, a slightly alkaline diet (above 7.0). God didn’t make any mistakes! That’s why he put His creation man in the midst of a garden, and told to eat of everything therein. According to Bible timeline, fire was not domesticated until 1,400 years after creation. Elephants, Giraffs, Hippos, Rhinos, Gorillas all thrive on leaves, grass, berries and nuts. THAT’S HOW they get all the PROTEIN they need — from vegetation.

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February 9, 2015 10:44 am

Now if you put the green and veggies at the top of that list and the meats, chicken and fish lower down, you might be well on your way to a healthy, feeling good, lower blood pressure etc. diet!

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March 14, 2016 9:18 am

YUM! Just make sure the butter is grass feb so you don’t get all the antibiotics fed to the cattle.

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February 1, 2015 3:54 am
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Myron It has been found that the native diet ,as diverse as it is , for just about every population group on earth allows them to function well and be healthy. Thus there is really no one panacea diet. The problem with high energy/concentrated food is that it is the first metabolized. White rice ingestion is almost like eating sugar. Sugar and alcohol (which for our purpose here may be thought of as highly concentrated essence of sugar),both enter the blood stream rapidly and normally call for a large insulin response to use all that energy for fight or flight. Meanwhile your body is taking calories from other sources and storing them as fat. That is the reason diabetics need to watch their diet and make sure that you eat complex carbs and regulate your fat intake while making sure you get enough protein. Pretty much as far as your body is concerned sugar is sugar. Apparently stevia has something akin to xylotol which gives it the apparent sweetness but be aware that some of these things ,including artificial sweeteners tho metabolized more slowly wind up as calories which diabetics must limit in order to be healthy. I trust you have read DR. Kss thinking on one drug you should be getting and I wish you the best in your struggle for control.

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March 7, 2015 12:11 pm
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The fiber in most stevia preparations counters the calories.

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August 16, 2015 9:23 am
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Calories don’t count. Carbs do. If you consume 20 or more carbs per day YOU WILL NOT lose weight. That presumes being physically active, not bed-bound or wheelchair-bound.

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January 28, 2015 4:11 pm

We have been using Stevia for years as my daughter cannot have sugar so we switched over fifteen years ago from sugar because of it. Our preferred brand is SweetLeaf (part of Wisdom Brands) and I agree with many of the comments above in that it does take a little to get used to the taste. AT the same time I have gotten to the point that I now actually prefer it to the taste of sugar in many things. You also have to be careful to look at the other ingredients in the product as some versions use glycol or alcohol as a carrier in the liquid versions. Also the powdered versions frequently have other items in the formulation such as dextrose (which is a sugar) that also affect the taste. What we do find is that we don’t get the sugar highs that we used to get and that my daughter is able to enjoy many sweets without the negative effects that sugar used to produce in her. Not sure of it being a good investment vehicle and at the same time have seen considerable growth in its availability over the years as more markets carry it, restaurants are offering it more frequently, and stevia is even in the break room at my current work location. On the face of it Stevia is a lot higher in cost than sugar however as it is much more highly concentrated one tends to use less and this helps to reduce the overall use cost.

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January 28, 2015 9:40 pm
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Yes, some tastes need to be acquired. Growing up in the deep South where we all drank sweet tea, and I mean REALLY sweet tea, LOL! when I was 35 yr. old I married a woman that quickly got me off of that. She got me drinking my tea without any sweetener of any kind. After just a few months I got to where that’s the only way I could drink it. Hand me a glass of tea now with even a tiny bit of sugar in it and I find it disgusting.

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Lee
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January 29, 2015 3:47 pm
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I have been using lite organic agave. No one ever comments on this product. Can i get some input please. My grand kids love it too.

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January 30, 2015 5:29 pm
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I live agave for smoothies and as sugar. The problem with using stevia to cook with is the conversion

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January 31, 2015 5:38 pm
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Agave is high fructose cactus syrup.

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May 14, 2015 12:46 pm
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Agave surup is also just sugar. It is almost all fructose and fructose is somewhat sweeter than glucose. Sucrose consists of the fructose and glucose molecules joined. Fructose is metabolized in the liver in a very similar way to alcohol using nearly the same biochemical pathways. The end product is fatty acids that are stored in the liver as fat. Fructose (high fructose corn surup in soft drinks) mimic alcohol in causing fatty liver disease which is becoming an epidemic in the developed world. Large amounts as in HFCS also are implicated in the development of kidney diseass. For much more information on the metabolism of fructose go to Dr. Mercola’s website http://www.mecola.com. The site has links to a lecture from a Phd-MD researcher at University of California Berkley who first described the biochemical pathways in the liver for the metabolism of fructose. Agave surup is also highly processed though I am not familar with the processing involved. Honey is also about 70% fructose. The problem with HFCS is that inspite of the fact that like sucrose, it is 50% fructose and 50% glucose (though some are higher in fructose), the two sugar molecules are not joined to form one moledule, so HFCS contains free fructose and free glucose. The fructose enhances the absorption of glucose and the spike in blood sugar levels and therefore even higher and damaging insulin levels. To kids sugar is 13x more attactive than the next most powerful flavor ‘unami’ – the savery flaver of free glutamate rich foods like meat and isthe basic component of MSG.

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August 16, 2015 9:28 am
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CORRECTION. The website should read: http://www.mercola.com. A good site,, but beware. Joe Mercola is an alarmist. He often “goes over the top” on expressing his point of view, which my 50-years experience as a nutritionist tells me is unnecessary.

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Mr. Roberts
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January 28, 2015 4:29 pm

What about Stevia Corp (STEV)? It’s a $0.07/share now and website says it’s a network of large producers…

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January 28, 2015 5:06 pm
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When was the last time you looked at the stock, it’s 6x that price.

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January 28, 2015 8:54 pm
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you are looking at wrong sticker. there are 2 listings.

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January 28, 2015 4:44 pm

I have been following the Stevia market for a few years. The fact that there are many misleading statements about “Ruby A” is enough to turn me off. Even though PureCirle has the potential of being one of the key players in ingredient sales of Stevia extract to the major beverage companies, that doesn’t entice me to buy. If anything, makes me more inclined to re-visit Cargill. Enjoyed the article, my favorite line was “We’ll leave a big pile of skepticism by the door as we continue along our journey through this fun-house- but don’t forget to pick it up on your way out” . Classic!

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January 28, 2015 6:26 pm

The FDA concerns about the soaring health care costs associated with excessive consumption of sugar will drive significant change.
Numerous scientific reports point to growth in the artificial sweetener market over the next three years. What concerns Pepsi and Coke most is the coming war against obesity and compliance with new FDA rulings concerning the labeling of nutritional values on vending machines.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/LabelingNutrition/ucm248732.htm
The following article on so called “natural” sweetener substitutes for sugar leaves me highly skeptical. Our tastebuds seem to be smarter than we could ever have imagined.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/magazine/the-quest-for-a-natural-sugar-substitute.html?_r=0

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January 28, 2015 6:36 pm

The Gumshoe is Always enlightening. Many thanks for yet another spot on analysis. I’ve been using stevia for years. It’s a great product but as far as investments go, I think it’s still very much a work in progress. Lots of players jockeying for market share. The article from Williams is so over-blown, so full of hyperbole and half-truths, I would be VERY cautious investing in any of his recommendations. One thing going for this particular company is that at least it’s real and producing revenue. It might be a reasonable investment long term…maybe, but I highly doubt it’s the world beater Williams claims it is. Too many others in the same arena and “Ruby-A” (please!) is certainly not THE cure for all disease. After years of successful lobbying (bribery) by the artificial sweetener industry to prevent stevia from being labeled as a sugar substitute, the profit potential (not the health benefits) of stevia finally prevailed and a myriad of start-ups jumped on the band wagon. I might put this along with a half dozen others on a watch list but Caveat Emptor certainly applies. I wouldn’t bet the farm on this one.

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bj
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January 30, 2015 5:21 pm
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Hype on this Stevia producer reminds me of that put out by Tesla car owners who claim that Tesla Corp. will put all other auto manufacturers into bankruptcy within a few years!

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January 28, 2015 7:55 pm

Walter White used stevia as a base to poison Lydia – this stock will use it to poison your portfolio

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January 28, 2015 10:02 pm

I did a patent number search for RUBY-A: Patent #20110X858867 with no results ?
I’m left wondering if this is for real? Hmm

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January 28, 2015 11:44 pm

PureCircle in various forms and in various countries owns 146 patents. They all seem related to stevia and the methods of processing or the combination with other food stuffs.
Of course owning a patent on a process only protects that process and there is always some chemist coming up with a more efficient process for production of the same or better result.
Bubble bubble, toil and trouble, buyer beware, investor take care!

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February 21, 2015 1:42 pm
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MIGHT BE hexadecimal 0x858867 which is 8751207

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March 3, 2015 4:12 pm
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I wrote a BOOK, that basically was written, by copying the patents… NEVER was there a letter in the numbers!!! (Not a big seller-written for a niche market)

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January 28, 2015 10:30 pm

I sure appreciate stock gumshoe looking this up. I wasn’t going to buy any but I do have 5 stents and wish this were all true! Of course I really wanted it to be somethingl.

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January 28, 2015 11:57 pm
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James, we are equal in a way but mine are 5 artery bypasses as the surgeon declared that stents were not sufficient. My solution may be more “natural”, being made of my own flesh, but the statistics on survival may indicate that you will survive longer if that is your only problem, and I remain “typical” with a Standard American Diet” (the SAD). I am definitely off the SAD. If someone told you that cholesterol caused your problem, you better dig in and check that out because cholesterol may be in on the act somehow, but is not necessarily “the” problem.

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January 30, 2015 9:50 am
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RE-Stents;
I too have avoided the use of stents by using the “natural” approach, i.e. bypasses (LOL). I had six (yes, six) in 1998 because “less than half” my heart was alive, and I had less than 5 years to live IF I would have the bypasses ASAP. Fourteen years later was told that 2 were now 95% blocked, so I had to have two more bypasses “next week – do not delay”. That happened because I had stopped taking oral doses of EDTA @ 4000 mg per day. I sought other counsel. Now, I have no blockages and no stents. But I do use EDTA chelation, and I am back on oral EDTA although my doctor says it is only 5% effective – which kept going for about 10 years before I got tired of taking pills and stopped. Google that and you will discover it is “all quackery, etc. etc. etc. and you should just use legal poisons” to reduce your cholesterol because that is what the chemical vendors want you to do… plus more abuse of your body with stents and bypasses which are important to the medical industry. You can be happy happy if you are able to survive the drugs that lower the MUCH NEEDED cholesterol and ruin your muscles, etc.

I use EDTA both orally and by infusion. I expect to live until I’m 99 years old, if not 10 years longer (now 73). Oh, by the way, if you really do the research you will find that the primary source of cholesterol in your blood stream (80%) is MADE in your liver – yep. It comes from the fat stored in your blubber, which in turn comes mostly from eating excess carbohydrates – i.e. sugar, which is the starting point for the significance of stevia (have been using it for years). Animal fats are not the source of that high level of bad cholesterol in our population. End of story. Sorry for preaching, but I care more about people than I do about the medical-pharmceutical industry in which I am heavily invested and which count on to keep my IRAs growing in value. I’m done preaching now.

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March 7, 2015 12:36 pm
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How do you do your EDTA and do you replace lost minerals?

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May 9, 2015 9:52 am
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I also take an oral chelation product w/EDTA and a mineral supplement, which is recommended, to replace the minerals that the chelation will draw out of your body.

canonfodder
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January 28, 2015 10:33 pm

A note about stevia use as a sweetener. I use a particular brand of stevia product and it is a combination of stevia leaf extract and xylitol*. I used to put two teaspoons of white sugar in my cup of coffee. The sweetener I use is a bit sweeter by volume than white sugar, so I use just a teaspoonful for a cup of tea and a slight bit more for a cup of coffee. This sweetener has no aftertaste. It simply tastes sweet.
Just for the information of all, there is very solid clinical evidence that sugar is definitely an enemy of the human body. It supports cancers. There are other problems, but that is enough for me, as I have already suffered that problem.
I am left wondering just what sort of patent the company we are talking about has. I will try to look it up. There are many brands of stevia extract products leaving me to presume that only a process patent could be something new.

*Another natural sweetener.

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January 29, 2015 12:22 am
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The guy that puts this in ice cream will surely win the NOBELEE prise

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January 30, 2015 5:26 pm
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“Just for the information of all, there is very solid clinical evidence that sugar is definitely an enemy of the human body. It supports cancers.”
Can you cite references?

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March 7, 2015 12:49 pm
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One opposing side: “Evidence that glutamine, not sugar, is the major energy source for cultured HeLa cells. LJ Reitzer, BM Wice, D Kennell – Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1979 – ASBMB It was metabolized very rapidly in the presence of these sugars, eg 65 mol/mol … than 2% was for direct incorporation into protein, and irrespective of the supporting sugar, 35% of … The primary function of sugar in these cultures is probably to provide precursors for biosynthesis. ..” A few in favor but there are many: “Chemokines and their role in tumor growth and metastasis JM Wang, X Deng, W Gong, S Su – Journal of immunological methods, 1998 – Elsevier… chemokines in malignant tumors is complex: while some chemokines may enhance innate or …enables them to bind to glycosaminoglycan and other negatively charged sugar moieties on … Thus,
it may promote tumor angiogenesis due to an enhanced vascularization (Arvanitakis …” and,
“[PDF] Sugar and fat-that’s where it’s at: metabolic changes in tumors. CD Young, SM Anderson – Breast Cancer Res, 2008 – biomedcentral.com … Sugar and fat – that’s where it’s at: metabolic changes in tumors … Inhibition of PI3K/Akt signaling
enhances β-oxidation (catabolism) of fatty acids, whereas expression of myr-Akt1 … Diversion ofsugars to the pentose phosphate pathway results in the generation of NADPH, which …” Good luck.

By the way. Orange juice had 8g of sugar around 1950. Today, I’ve seen as high as 42g.

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January 29, 2015 12:24 am
web
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January 29, 2015 12:25 am

The guy that puts this product in ice cream will surely win the NOBELLY prize this year

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January 29, 2015 12:31 am

Not all Stevias are created equal. See: http://foodbabe.com/2013/04/25/stevia-good-or-bad/
Many are produced with chemicals that alter their composition. A company that sells pure Stevia where the leaf has been liquified without going through a chemical process is Omica Organics. Full disclosure: I get no financial, or other type, of remuneration from Omica, nor am I associated with them in any way other than in purchasing their Stevia.
http://www.omicaorganics.com/store/sweeteners.html

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January 30, 2015 9:54 am
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Thanks for the info Jean-Pierre.

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April 9, 2015 12:10 pm
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Echo that, will check it out. It should perhaps be noted that commercial white sugar is a highly refined product originating from sugarcane which in its natural form is a healthy
food, though any food if not in balance and eaten to excess can be detrimentalThe point I am making is that “natural” is a much abused word. Just because a manufactured product has a “natural”or plant source does not make it a healthy choice. In general the further you stay away from processed foods the better off you will be and this could well apply to Stevia. As others have already noted, chemicals used in processing can alter the molecular structure and turn a formerly natural product into a destructive synthetic one. It should be noted that heroin and cocaine also come from a plant and it might be interesting for an investigative reporter to research whether sugar production is really all that much different on a chemical or molecular basis? A very wise man once said, “eat natural foods that will spoil, but eat them before they do” certainly the ubiquitous presence of refined sugar in our modern diets is a primary cause of the ill health that plagues western nations. If you can find a copy in a used book store an informative book on the subject that purge white sugar from my households diet was “SUGAR BLUES” and another one by a personal friend (John Tobe) also out of print was “The Healthy Hunza’s” and yes he actually went there and investigated for himself. There are still cultures that are virtually free from the scourges of modern diseases that we today treat with more chemicals, drugs and poisons that can be prevented and even cured with reversion to a strict natural foods diet.

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Patricia
January 29, 2015 2:32 am

It’s a shame when a good product (stevia), and what looks like a good company, is so ridiculously hyped in this manner – thanks once again Travis for your great work.

I’ve been using stevia since long before the FDA finally got around to approving it as a sweetener. It took a little getting used to but soon it was sugar that tasted “wrong” in my tea (hot or cold). Some forms of stevia are more “natural” than others. Most are blended with other others ingredients. I use only 100% stevia – and the brands of pure extracts which are currently available work much better with some foods than others (dairy yes, cocoa no) but that’s why there’s the race to come up with the first extraction/fermentation process that will make it taste close to or just like sugar. But if they succeed, will it still be a “natural product” at all?

As sugar continues to be exposed for the health scourge that it is, and as the type II diabetes epidemic (among others) worsens, I’m sure stevia will continue to grow in popularity. I remember that Cargill has stated (though I don’t remember where I saw or heard it) that Truvia is the most important new product they’d had in many years – very profitable for them. They are a huge company so I’d expect they are heavily invested in this race, and that if any smaller company comes up with a great process before they do, they’ll do their best to snap it up.

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February 3, 2015 7:02 pm
Reply to  Patricia

I would like to shed a bit of light on the sugar/stevia convo here. First thing needing addressed is the diabetes/sugar link, and the thinking associated with a replacement sweetener being the fix for diabetes. Sugar does not cause diabetes. Have you ever asked yourself why some can consume insane amounts of sugar and still not have diabetes, and why others can ingest minute amounts and they have insane blood sugar levels, inflammatory responses, and diabetes? What changes in the body that stops a person from being able to ingest so much sugar, to having diabetes? While sugar is terrible for the body do to the gumming up it does to the nerves, and inflammation it causes, the most toxic effect it has is the feeding and growing of candida which it does. High fructose corn syrup when ingested forms small crystalline shards as it moves through the intestines. These shards puncture the intestinal wall throughout the intestines, causing leaky gut. The leaky gut then allows candida to spill into the bloodstream, which enables it to move freely around the body where it forms pockets, eventually becoming what we call cancer. The immune system notices the candida moving through the blood and forms and immune response by attacking with white blood cells which engulf the candida and its shell it is forming which is very hard for the body to naturally penetrate already. The white blood cells which die end up becoming a shell(tumor) around the candidas chichin(I believe that is the name for the shell it forms in the bloodstream) . This ends up now camouflaging the newly formed tumor from the immune system so it is left unchecked to grow at will. The tumor now finds a nice cozy organ to nestle snugly and cozily up against so it can attach to some capillaries and form a connection to the bloodstream so it can now feed off of the sugar being taken in by the body. Sugar feeds candida, and most virus/fungus, bacteria. Now every time you eat sugar you are feeding the candida which is weakening your immune system and causing inflammation. So while this is going on, if the body is taking in vegetable oils, or products such as margarine, canola oil, or any oil other than virgin coconut oil,extra virgin olive oil, flaxseed oil, etc. than the body is causing cellular damage where by the vegetable oil(hydrogenated oils) causes the electrical balance of the cell to become unbalanced because these bad oils form an artificial wall around the cells. This wall prevents the cell from taking in its normal levels of glucose which it uses to power itself and the body(by the way, our body uses sugar/glucose for fuel and needs sugar in minute amounts. The only other thing the body can use for fuel is coconut oil so you can effectively starve off candida and cancer by eliminating sugar from the diet and including coconut oil which the body will now use for fuel but candida and cancer can not use for fuel). One serving of veg. oil or canola oil(which the govt. touts as heart healthy but really isn’t at all and they say this because after they create canola oil,which isn’t a real plant at all but is made from a mutated rapeseed plant*Canola stands for Canadian oil* it is void of any healthy properties and actually causes heart problems so they add in synthetic omega 3’s and call it heart healthy now because of this)if ingested, will take six weeks to undo the damage done by the oils from the artificial wall it places around the cells. Once the electrical balance is disturbed and off, this causes an insulin response where the cells not being able to absorb glucose do to the wall now around them, cause irregular signaling to the body for sugar metabolism, and needed insulin. This now off key system is not able to process the extra sugars dumped into it daily, causing inflammation, and a gumming up of the systems. I think of this like when a laptop or cell fall into a tub or pool of water, and remain on conducting current. The water causes parts of the cell or laptops wiring, and chips/boards to touch other parts it should not, do to the water acting as a bridge for the current to travel along itself and touch any part exposed to the water.

In the body the sugar does the same. It forms a sludge like texture and nerve endings, are bridged from the bodies current running through the sludge into any part exposed to it. Now ingested sugar, carbs, and grains which all turn to sugar when metabolized, over run the body, nutrients are now not absorbing properly. Chromium, and b vitamins become deficient turning the body diabetec. This diabetes can be reversed within 6 weeks by using cold pressed flaxseed oil mixed with 3% to 4% cottage cheese. Mix 1 tablespoon oil with every 3 tablespoons cottage cheese and mix briskly until a golden buttery texture is formed. This allows the flaxseed oil which is fat soluble, to break down and rapidly absorb into the blood, breaking down the artificial wall around the cell so the glucose intake can be restored. If no more veg. oil, or margarine/canola oil is absorbed, the body can be relieved of the diabetes within 6 weeks or less. A wholefoods b vitamin complex as well as a chromium supplement should be taken. Cinnamon is also effective at helping to regulate the body’s insulin levels. Cinnamon acts as a synthetic insulin when broken down by the body.

This will ease unbalanced levels and processes as the flaxseed oil does it’s job. A problem with using only stevia is that when the body tastes stevia it tastes sweet so its normal response is insulin release. Now when this happens, there is no sugar to be processed and the bodies electrical balance is again off. This can cause obesity. For stevia to be beneficial it must be cut with an organic sugar, coconut sugar at a rate of 3 parts stevia to one part sugar. this gives the body the sugar needed but not in overload. Hope this is news to some out there.
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Sher
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March 10, 2015 7:32 pm
Reply to  Gena

“This diabetes can be reversed within 6 weeks by using cold pressed flaxseed oil mixed with 3% to 4% cottage cheese. Mix 1 tablespoon oil with every 3 tablespoons cottage cheese and mix briskly until a golden buttery texture is formed. This allows the flaxseed oil which is fat soluble, to break down and rapidly absorb into the blood, breaking down the artificial wall around the cell so the glucose intake can be restored.”
I find this interesting. Is this something you came up with or is there more literature about this? Is this to be eaten along with other foods, avoiding what you have listed of course? Is there a substitute for cottage cheese?

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Myron Martin
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April 9, 2015 12:55 pm
Reply to  Gena

Very important contribution explaining the natural processes taking place with bad dietary habits. You have added another vital connection well explained in the book, The Yeast Connection” which may still be in print, probably still have a copy in my extensive library.
It takes a lot of “out of the box” thinking and in depth research, but there are natural cures out there you will never learn about from your establishment oriented medical doctor.
Thank you also for pointing out the deception involved in the marketing of vegetable oils, in fact I was just reading about the total contamination of canola with GMO’S this past week. Personally I view Cargill in the same negative “wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole” category as I do Monsanto and Archer Midland Daniels, so avoid all high fructose corn syrup containing foods as well as vegetable oils whether corn, soybean, canola etc. as wells as margarine. In fact, another book by my (now deceased) friend John Tobe, among many others, was “Margarine the Plastic Fat” Basically it all comes down to “dollars” simply follow the money. I conclude that the pharmaceutical industry is basically in bed with the processed food industry which basically “creates the problem” which the pharmaceutical industry then through lies and deception comes along and claims to solve. A good example was manifested to me when I was in the hospital. A lot of jokes have been made about hospital food making you sicker than you already were when you entered, and I agree, but I found it appalling that I was daily served margarine and Rice Crispies both of which i simply sent back. Poor Mr. Kellogg would turn over in his grave if he could see the junk food his company now produces, having started out as a 7th Day Adventist health food company.

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