anyone know ....(agave sweetener)
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:07 pm
It is labeled by the mfr. as low glycemic but I have found it raises
my blood glucose fast and by 50+ points from a couple of
tablespoons. I've tried it alone from
http://www.wholesomesweeteners.com/catp ... l_Products
.html, both the low glycemic raw organic and low glycemic organic.
From their FAQ:
Q: What is the Glycemic index of Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Light &
Raw Blue Agave?
A: Wholesome Sweeteners Blue Agave nectars have a glycemic index of
39 or less. But this is only an estimate. It will vary from person to
person. It depends on how each of us metabolizes it, and the other
ingredients in the recipe.
Q: What is the Glycemic Index of honey?
A: Honey is a combination of sugars. Honey. GI varies considerably
based on the bees' forage.Some honeys are mostly sucrose; others are
evenly divided among sucrose, fructose and glucose; others are mostly
fructose. Wholesome Sweeteners Fair Trade Organic Amber and Raw
Honeys are both multi-floral nectars, and as such, they have about
equal levels of glucose and fructose, in addition to other more
complex sugars. The GI of our honey is comparable to that of sugar,
about 68 on the glucose scale.
I have raw honey and it doesn't raise my blood sugar as fast or much
as blue agave sweetener.
I tried the Purely Decadent brand of coconut milk ice cream which
uses agave as a sweetener, also raises my blood sugar more than their
equivalent soy ice cream using evaporated cane juice.
Other diabetics may have better results, I was disappointed. It may
be overall healthier than refined sugar.
Susan
--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Grace Dasilva-Hill"
wrote:
been so busy, moving
here know if this natural
Asda. Thanks, Grace
found
used as
such as
Caribbean.
brick,
very
iron.
even
that
generic
Sucanat, so
or
and
huge
simply
it in
is
the dry
taken
--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Grace Dasilva-Hill" wrote:
my blood glucose fast and by 50+ points from a couple of
tablespoons. I've tried it alone from
http://www.wholesomesweeteners.com/catp ... l_Products
.html, both the low glycemic raw organic and low glycemic organic.
From their FAQ:
Q: What is the Glycemic index of Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Light &
Raw Blue Agave?
A: Wholesome Sweeteners Blue Agave nectars have a glycemic index of
39 or less. But this is only an estimate. It will vary from person to
person. It depends on how each of us metabolizes it, and the other
ingredients in the recipe.
Q: What is the Glycemic Index of honey?
A: Honey is a combination of sugars. Honey. GI varies considerably
based on the bees' forage.Some honeys are mostly sucrose; others are
evenly divided among sucrose, fructose and glucose; others are mostly
fructose. Wholesome Sweeteners Fair Trade Organic Amber and Raw
Honeys are both multi-floral nectars, and as such, they have about
equal levels of glucose and fructose, in addition to other more
complex sugars. The GI of our honey is comparable to that of sugar,
about 68 on the glucose scale.
I have raw honey and it doesn't raise my blood sugar as fast or much
as blue agave sweetener.
I tried the Purely Decadent brand of coconut milk ice cream which
uses agave as a sweetener, also raises my blood sugar more than their
equivalent soy ice cream using evaporated cane juice.
Other diabetics may have better results, I was disappointed. It may
be overall healthier than refined sugar.
Susan
--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Grace Dasilva-Hill"
wrote:
been so busy, moving
here know if this natural
Asda. Thanks, Grace
found
used as
such as
Caribbean.
brick,
very
iron.
even
that
generic
Sucanat, so
or
and
huge
simply
it in
is
the dry
taken
--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Grace Dasilva-Hill" wrote: