Re: Agave as sweetener (Selma)

[Guest guest]

http://www.living-foods.com/articles/agave.html

Selma -

Here is another article for agave. I loved the taste of it, but it was

too hard on my blood sugar, and I felt sick when I used it. This

article had some interesting precautions, especially about being sure

the raw supplier isn't cutting their agave product with corn syrup.

I'm not trying to be a wet blanket here.........but it's good to be

aware of this info I think.

Love,

Jnanda

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jnanda!

Interesting article. I knew agave syrup was cooked (the thick juice, at

least) but it does 'test' good (I wonder why).

Family members don't like the taste of stevia, but they enjoy the taste

of agave. I test consistently 'no' to brown sugar, so I'm using agave

as substitute (as well as stevia for me...). When I compare to organic

dark sugar, agave always tests better, maybe because it doesn't feed

much the candida?

If I understood the article well, it doesn't increase the blood sugar

as it's recommended to diabetics. I wonder what happened in your case

then.

Thanks anyway! I didn't know fructose in high concentrations could be

bad. We always hear about glucose in high concentrations being bad!!

Selma

[Guest guest]

Have you all tried Xlytol?

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selmanaka <hardynaka@...> wrote:

Thanks, Jnanda!

Interesting article. I knew agave syrup was cooked (the thick juice, at

least) but it does 'test' good (I wonder why).

Family members don't like the taste of stevia, but they enjoy the taste

of agave. I test consistently 'no' to brown sugar, so I'm using agave

as substitute (as well as stevia for me...). When I compare to organic

dark sugar, agave always tests better, maybe because it doesn't feed

much the candida?

If I understood the article well, it doesn't increase the blood sugar

as it's recommended to diabetics. I wonder what happened in your case

then.

Thanks anyway! I didn't know fructose in high concentrations could be

bad. We always hear about glucose in high concentrations being bad!!

Selma

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[Guest guest]

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I haven't. My allergist said xylitol is not acceptable because of my

corn allergy. I didn't check further, but many things are extracted

using a corn based alcohol - but I don't know for sure what the issue

is here, but it is on the list of no no's for corn allergies. I'm

staying away from any sweetner product currently.

Have you tried it yourself?

Love,

Jnanda

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> Have you all tried Xlytol?

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>

[Guest guest]

Just in my homeopathic medicine!! Their base is xylitol. I know dr.

K. preaches for xylitol. I never bought it for lack of budget (not

priority number 1). If I had the money, I would give it a try, of

course!!

Have you tried it, Jim?

Selma

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> Have you all tried Xlytol?

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>

>

> selmanaka <hardynaka@...> wrote:

> Thanks, Jnanda!

>

> Interesting article. I knew agave syrup was cooked (the thick

juice, at

> least) but it does 'test' good (I wonder why).

>

> Family members don't like the taste of stevia, but they enjoy the

taste

> of agave. I test consistently 'no' to brown sugar, so I'm using

agave

> as substitute (as well as stevia for me...). When I compare to

organic

> dark sugar, agave always tests better, maybe because it doesn't

feed

> much the candida?

>

> If I understood the article well, it doesn't increase the blood

sugar

> as it's recommended to diabetics. I wonder what happened in your

case

> then.

>

> Thanks anyway! I didn't know fructose in high concentrations could

be

> bad. We always hear about glucose in high concentrations being bad!!

>

> Selma

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Got a little couch potato?

> Check out fun summer activities for kids.

>

>

[Guest guest]

> > Thanks, Jnanda!

> >

> > Interesting article. I knew agave syrup was cooked (the thick

> juice, at

> > least) but it does 'test' good (I wonder why).

> >

> > Family members don't like the taste of stevia, but they enjoy the

> taste

> > of agave. I test consistently 'no' to brown sugar, so I'm using

> agave

> > as substitute (as well as stevia for me...). When I compare to

> organic

> > dark sugar, agave always tests better, maybe because it doesn't

> feed

> > much the candida?

> >

> > If I understood the article well, it doesn't increase the blood

> sugar

> > as it's recommended to diabetics. I wonder what happened in your

> case

> > then.

> >

> > Thanks anyway! I didn't know fructose in high concentrations could

> be

> > bad. We always hear about glucose in high concentrations being bad!!

> >

> > Selma

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Got a little couch potato?

> > Check out fun summer activities for kids.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

My Cdiff nutritionist said absolutely NOT on Xylitol!

R. Bayliss wrote:

>

> Have you all tried Xlytol?

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>

>

> selmanaka <hardynaka@... <mailto:hardynaka%40bluewin.ch>> wrote:

> Thanks, Jnanda!

>

> Interesting article. I knew agave syrup was cooked (the thick juice, at

> least) but it does 'test' good (I wonder why).

>

> Family members don't like the taste of stevia, but they enjoy the taste

> of agave. I test consistently 'no' to brown sugar, so I'm using agave

> as substitute (as well as stevia for me...). When I compare to organic

> dark sugar, agave always tests better, maybe because it doesn't feed

> much the candida?

>

> If I understood the article well, it doesn't increase the blood sugar

> as it's recommended to diabetics. I wonder what happened in your case

> then.

>

> Thanks anyway! I didn't know fructose in high concentrations could be

> bad. We always hear about glucose in high concentrations being bad!!

>

> Selma

>

> ---------------------------------

> Got a little couch potato?

> Check out fun summer activities for kids.

>

>

[Guest guest]

No, I am still on plain old white sugar, and Splenda. THough my chiropractor

said Splenda isn't good either, but you can't get Xlytol in prepared drinks,

foods etc., that I have found. I know I need to cut my sugar though, so am

considering WHAT to get. I had heard that Xlytol is the best of the natural

sweeteners. I hadn't even heard of Agave before this thread.

I am just an old bachelor type of person, who does NOT get into cooking, etc.,

and just trying to survive here.

Jim.

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jnanda <jnanda@...> wrote:

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I haven't. My allergist said xylitol is not acceptable because of my

corn allergy. I didn't check further, but many things are extracted

using a corn based alcohol - but I don't know for sure what the issue

is here, but it is on the list of no no's for corn allergies. I'm

staying away from any sweetner product currently.

Have you tried it yourself?

Love,

Jnanda

>

> Have you all tried Xlytol?

> ###

>

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[Guest guest]

NO, I haven't tried it. I have seriously considered it, however I don't do any

cooking myself, and any bakery I BUY already has either sugar or Splenda or

asparteme. And of course I do everything I can to stay away from Asparteme,

though it is the most popular low calorie sweetener in this country.

So far I have only heard good things about Xlytol though.

There is a company on the net that claims there's is the very best, made from

trees rather than plants like in China. It has been a while since I read it all

so have forgotten a lot of it.

Jim.

selmanaka <hardynaka@...> wrote:

Just in my homeopathic medicine!! Their base is xylitol. I know dr.

K. preaches for xylitol. I never bought it for lack of budget (not

priority number 1). If I had the money, I would give it a try, of

course!!

Have you tried it, Jim?

Selma

[Guest guest]

Okay. I don't know exactly what Cdiff is but I doubt if I have it though, so

checking out what tastes the best and is better than sugar and Splenda.

Jim.

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Pam Norman <pam_norman@...> wrote:

My Cdiff nutritionist said absolutely NOT on Xylitol!