Stevia Chocolate Ingredients & Drug Interactions
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First and foremost: checking Stevia Chocolate against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.
Around that, we add a pharmacist’s high-level view of the product as a whole — what’s inside, the evidence for its stated use, how transparent the label is, and what safety data exists — so you can see the full picture in one place. It’s educational information from our licensed clinical databases and the clinical staff at HelloPharmacist — not medical advice — and we don’t sell or endorse products. Our editorial policy
Stevia Chocolate is a dietary supplement by Village Vitality with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for sugar substitute / sweetener, blood sugar support in diabetes, weight management.Based on those ingredients, 259 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Stevia leaf extract. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Stevia Chocolate by Village Vitality
Our pharmacy team’s full take, with four database checks built into the cards below — a summary of what is known, not a grade of the product itself.
What’s inside
Low disclosure
This product contains one active ingredient: stevia leaf extract, a sweetener derived from the stevia plant. The liquid also includes vegetable glycerin, deionized water, and natural chocolate flavor as inactive ingredients.
Does it work?
Couldn't assess
The evidence for stevia's effectiveness isn't established in our data. For blood sugar control in diabetes, weight management, and blood pressure — the areas it's been studied — we rate the reliable evidence as insufficient to say whether it works.
That doesn't mean it doesn't; it means the studies so far haven't been strong or complete enough to draw a conclusion.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Purified stevia sweeteners are generally well tolerated when used in amounts typical of food. Higher doses used in supplements are less studied, so use caution if you're taking this product beyond occasional use.
The most common minor side effects reported are abdominal bloating, dizziness, headache, muscle pain, nausea, and numbness — most of these tend to resolve after the first week. Serious adverse effects like allergic reactions are rare.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Before taking Stevia Chocolate, double-check if you take lithium — that's the Moderate-severity interaction you need to discuss with your doctor or pharmacist. Also mention it if you take blood pressure medications or diabetes drugs, which have Minor interactions documented.
No interactions are documented for the other ingredients in this product that we could check.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFormula with limited ingredient disclosure with no assessable stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
Stevia Chocolate may appeal to you if you're looking for a sweetener alternative and don't take lithium or blood pressure or diabetes medications. If you do take any of those, talk with your doctor or pharmacist first — the lithium interaction is the main concern.
Mention this product to your healthcare provider, especially if you're using a supplement dose rather than just occasional food amounts.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Apr 23, 2020.
This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed
General information
Key facts about Stevia Chocolate, straight from the product label.
| Brand | Village Vitality |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 788332175428 |
| Net contents | 2 Fluid Ounce(s); 59 mL |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Apr 23, 2020 |
| DSLD ID | 216892 |
| Product type | Botanical |
| Supplement form | Liquid |
| Dietary claims / uses | All Other |
| Intended target group(s) | Adult (18 - 50 Years), Gluten Free |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Stevia Chocolate by Village Vitality, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Stevia leaf extract | 0 NP | -- |
Other ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin, deionized Water, natural Chocolate flavor
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Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Suggested Use: Add 2-7 drops as needed. Adjust amount as desired.
Shake well before using.
Precautions
Warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
Formulation
Product may naturally vary between cloudy and clear. This does not affect quality or taste.
100% gluten free
FDA Statement of Identity
Herbal Supplement
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Stevia Chocolate by Village Vitality label
The label scan from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Tap to enlarge.
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Stevia Chocolate by Village Vitality
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size0.057 mL Dosage formLiquid Servings per container290 Amounts shown are per serving.
Stevia leaf extract
Interacts with259 drugs
Stevia is a plant-based, calorie-free sweetener that is widely used as a sugar alternative and is considered safe in normal food amounts by major regu...
Stevia leaf extract monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin, Deionized Water, Natural Chocolate flavor. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Stevia Chocolate by Village Vitality Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Stevia Chocolate by Village Vitality contains stevia leaf extract, which has documented interactions with three medication types.
The most serious concern is with lithium — stevia may slow how your body clears it, potentially raising levels to unsafe amounts. This is a Moderate severity interaction.
If you take lithium, you'll want to check this with your doctor or pharmacist before starting.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
Stevia also has Minor interactions with blood pressure medications (antihypertensives) and diabetes drugs. With blood pressure meds, there's a theoretical risk of blood pressure dropping too low, though the evidence on stevia's actual effect on blood pressure is mixed — some research shows it lowers it, other research doesn't.
With diabetes medications, stevia might increase the risk of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), though human data is limited.
Overall, these interactions span 259 individual medications. Before you start this product, run your exact medications through the checker on this page or ask your doctor or pharmacist whether any of them fall into these categories.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Stevia Chocolate interact with 259 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Stevia Chocolate interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Stevia leaf extract
Lithium Carbonate (prescription Drug)Eskalith, Lithium Carbonate
How Lithium Carbonate (prescription Drug) interacts with Stevia Chocolate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Stevia Leaf ExtractLithium Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, stevia might decrease clearance and increase levels of lithium.
Read the full Stevia Leaf Extract + Lithium Carbonate (prescription Drug) interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Stevia Chocolate with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.
Stevia leaf extract
Lithium
Theoretically, stevia might decrease clearance and increase levels of lithium.
Animal research suggests that stevia extracts might have diuretic activity. Theoretically, increased reabsorption of lithium along with sodium might reduce excretion and increase levels of lithium.
Antidiabetes Drugs
Theoretically, stevia might increase the risk for hypoglycemia when combined with antidiabetes drugs.
Preliminary clinical research in patients with type 2 diabetes suggests that taking a single dose of stevia extract 1000 mg reduces postprandial blood glucose levels when taken with a meal. However, other clinical research in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes suggests that taking stevioside 250 mg three times daily does not significantly affect blood glucose levels or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) after three months of treatment.
Antihypertensive Drugs
Theoretically, combining stevia or stevia constituents with antihypertensive agents might increase the risk of hypotension.
Stevia extract and stevioside might lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension. However, other clinical research suggests that stevioside does not significantly lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Stevia Chocolate, from the product label.
Village Vitality
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- Village Vitality LLC
- Street Address
- 79 Tinker St. Floor 2
- City
- Woodstock
- State
- NY
- ZipCode
- 12498
Stevia Chocolate by Village Vitality: Common Questions
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The Full Monographs Behind Stevia Chocolate’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Stevia Chocolate's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — The official product label on file for this supplement.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference behind the ingredient interaction data.
Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.
The 10 references behind this product’s interaction data
Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.
Stevia 10 references
- Chan P, Xu DY, Liu JC, et al. The effect of stevioside on blood pressure and plasma catecholamines in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Life Sci 1998;63:1679-84. PubMed
- Melis MS. A crude extract of Stevia rebaudiana increases the renal plasma flow of normal and hypertensive rats. Braz J Med Biol Res 1996;29:669-75.
- Melis MS. Chronic administration of aqueous extract of Stevia rebaudiana in rats: renal effects. J Ethnopharmacol 1995;47:129-34. PubMed
- Melis MS, Sainati AR. Effect of calcium and verapamil on renal function of rats during treatment with stevioside. J Ethnopharmacol 1991;33:257-622. PubMed
- Hsieh MH, Chan P, Sue YM, et al. Efficacy and tolerability of oral stevioside in patients with mild essential hypertension: a two-year, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Clin Ther 2003;25:2797-808. PubMed
- Chan P, Tomlinson B, Chen YJ, et al. A double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effectiveness and tolerability of oral stevioside in human hypertension. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2000;50:215-20. PubMed
- Gregersen S, Jeppesen PB, Holst JJ, Hermansen K. Antihyperglycemic effects of stevioside in type 2 diabetic subjects. Metabolism 2004;53:73-6. PubMed
- Barriocanal LA, Palacios M, Benitez G, et al. Apparent lack of pharmacological effect of steviol glycosides used as sweeteners in humans. A pilot study of repeated exposures in some normotensive and hypotensive individuals and in Type 1 and Type 2 diabeti
- Ferri LA, Alves-Do-Prado W, Yamada SS, et al. Investigation of the antihypertensive effect of oral crude stevioside in patients with mild essential hypertension. Phytother Res 2006;20:732-6. PubMed
- Almiron-Roig E, Navas-Carretero S, Castelnuovo G, et al. Impact of acute consumption of beverages containing plant-based or alternative sweetener blends on postprandial appetite, food intake, metabolism, and gastro-intestinal symptoms: Results of the SWEE
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