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Agave Nectar

54 Ratings: 2.4

A sweetener produced in Mexico

Agave syrup (also called agave nectar) is a sweetener commercially produced in Mexico, from several species of agave, including Agave tequilana (also called Blue Agave or Tequila Agave), and the Salmiana, Green, Grey, Thorny, … see full wiki

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Quick Tip by EcoMama. February 13, 2011

posted in Mongabay

A Quick Tip by EcoMama

The marketing campaigns advertising agave as 'healthy' have worked well. I thought it was too. I never tried it or intended to (I use maple syrup and honey), but just like the soy hype it has worked on this product. You can read some info for yourself: "The process which many, if not most, agave producers use to convert this inulin into "nectar" is VERY similar to the process by which cornstarch is converted into HFCS1. Though processing methods can differ … more

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review by Shugrshell. August 30, 2009

Great alternative to refined sugar

Sugar. Fructose. Sucrose. Glucose. Sucralose (Splenda, YUCK!) Sugar comes in many forms and we all love a sweet treat in form or another. But we are inundated by it in everything we eat. Did you know that they add sugar to table salt? It's literally in EVERYTHING. It's no wonder nearly 35% of americans suffer from obesity. In the past couple of months I have given up refined sugar and any food that contains refined sugar. It wasn't easy at first but after … more

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