Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 In a message dated 9/28/04 11:22:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, arnoldgore@... writes: > What is agave? inever hear of it. > arnold > It is a sweetner made from cactus. Do a search on google for sweet cactus agave. It is quite yummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Hi, It's like honey.......and very delicious and not as thick......Whole Foods carry it........ I use it on oatmeal....toast, fruit.............one can get creative........ Agave A family of plants native to warmer climates from the southwest United States through Central America that are used as an ingredient to produce the syrup for a variety of beverages, such as mescal, pulque, and tequila. This plant is poisonous when raw, but when cooked it becomes a sweet flavored food component. It is the main stalk or heart of the plant that is harvested, cut into pieces and cooked to extract the juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 In a message dated 9/29/04 12:05:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, md29again@... writes: > It's like honey.......and very delicious and not as thick......Whole Foods > carry it........ I use it on oatmeal....toast, fruit.............one can > get > creative........ > > be sure to check the glycemic index of the brand you use. supposedly Sweet Cactus is 11%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 In einer eMail vom 29.09.04 05:22:45 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit schreibt arnoldgore@...: > What is agave? inever hear of it. > arnold > Hi Arnold, Stevia is one of them, as far as I know, One of the agaves is made into tequila. Don't know which. And from the leaves of yet another they make pulque, a sort of wine. Katharina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 In a message dated 9/29/04 9:22:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, TVA12082208@... writes: > Stevia is one of them, as far as I know, > Stevia is not one of them..Stevia has a lot of problems associated with it. I think that I recently posted them on this site? Agave is natural...it is from the cactus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 In a message dated 9/29/04 1:01:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Szukidavis writes: > > > In a message dated 9/29/04 12:30:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > leonardleonard1@... writes: > > > >> Could you be thinking of an artificial sweetener like >> Splenda/sucralose or aspartame/nutrasweet? >> > > Yes...I do believe you are correct. It was Splenda. > Personally I don't like the tase of Stevia. Also..it is not from a cactus > but as I recall, a leaf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 agava is a natural sweetener. pjbittner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 In einer eMail vom 29.09.04 16:39:45 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit schreibt szukidavis@...: > > In a message dated 9/29/04 9:22:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > TVA12082208@... writes: > > > >Stevia is one of them, as far as I know, > > > > Stevia is not one of them..Stevia has a lot of problems associated with it. > I > think that I recently posted them on this site? > Agave is natural...it is from the cactus. > > > Hi , sorry I am not up to date with my reading contributions to the list. Could you point me to your writing about stevia? I am eager to learn from you. Million thanks. Yes, you are right, I looked on the label, the stevia plant has looks alike the peppermint. The agave belongs in the narcissus family, both cactus and agave are succulents, but the agave is not a cactus. (Agavae storing the fluid in the leaves, cacti storing the fluid in the stem or trunk.) That is how far I got. Your comment is much appreciated! Regards, Katharina ---------------translation: Stevia (aca honeyleave) is a plant which when dried is 1000 times sweeter than the sugar we know. Indians sweeten their food with stevia by the centuries now. You can obtain some sort of powder with tiny bits (like rooibushtea) in the reformhaus. Rubbed between the fingers, even mini-amounts can sweeten coffee or tea - without chemicals and zero calories. Officially it is sold as tea, as it is not tested and allowed as a sweetener. But it did not harm the indians, apparently. ---------------end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 In a message dated 9/30/04 5:40:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, TVA12082208@... writes: > The agave belongs in the narcissus family, > both cactus and agave are succulents, > but the agave is not a cactus. > (Agavae storing the fluid in the leaves, > I thought from everything I read that it was. Have you found other information to contradict that? They even call the company, Sweet Cactus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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