Minutus

Thanks for that link Tanya > brilliant as it explained why I found the hard was that Maltitol spikes my blood sugar even to the following day when I ate 1 wrapped piece of sugarfree halva. It even happened again when I retested with 1/2 a piece. I then gave the rest of the box away!! I don't get that problem from other sweeteners!!
Rochelle
Registered Homeopath with The Society of Homeopaths
EFT (Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk

Hi Shannon
Only just come in on this - apologies if answered elsewhere, but I don't see how HFCS can be "dehydrated cane juice" as you say. Sugar cane is sugar cane - corn is corn! Dehydrated cane juice would be what in Peru is called 'miel de chancaca' - a solid, brown, sticky lump which has to be diluted in hot water to obtain molasses. And yes - it has a lot of useful minerals, and is very good for you, and not very sweety. I don't think it's the same thing at all.
Liz

It is made from corn, not sugar cane. That is why is a corn syrup.
tanya

No, the dehydrated cane juice is under the brand name (probably among others) of Sucanat.

Sucanat name comes from Su(gar)Ca(ne)Nat(ural).
HFCS is from a different planet. )

Which planet is that, Shannon? I am now terminally confused on the subject.
Theresa

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Oops, sorry Theresa!
All I meant to say, is that my remarks about a high mineral content, pretty benign sweetener that I like, were with regard to dehydrated cane juice (Sucanat being the brand name that I'm familiar with), and that they were NOT meant with reference to HFCS, which is not high-mineral nor benign. I guess I could say I consider Sucanat to be from "Planet Natural", and HFCS to be from "Planet Chemical."

Does that clear up the confusion I've sown--sorry!

)

All is clear - to my relief. I thought you were channelling Tom Cruise or something.
Theresa

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Are you sure it's not the halvah, which is sesame vs. the maltitol? Read D'Adamo's book on blood type and diabetes. If your blood type has sesame on the AVOID list, it could easily make your blood sugar go high. By following his food guidelines for my blood type, I'm able to eat certain higher carb foods and have minimal rise in blood sugar. So, for example, watermelon and pineapple are considered super beneficial for my blood type and though they are high carb, I don't experience blood sugar spikes from them. Sesame is an avoid for my blood type and while I love regular and black sesame seeds, I've eliminated them where possible.
Susan

I eat sesame seeds all the time as I put them in my muesli mix and I have another sesame snack which only has the 0.4 g of carbs in as opposed to the 16 g carb in the halva - which must be due to the maltitol as there is nothing else in it!! If I followed my blood type food I wouldn't be eating all the things that I love like avocados and chicken!! I have just been trying to find the foods I shouldn't eat in a file I know I have somewhere on my lap top but can't find it . I am B+.
Rochelle
Registered Homeopath with The Society of Homeopaths
EFT (Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk