Agave Nectar, Low Glycemic Index

totoro

Mom? What's a difficult child?
This is huge out here. I don't know how many know about it in other parts of the country? I hadn't heard about Agave Nectar until I moved down here.

Most people use Agave Nectar in place of most other sweeteners here especially if they blood sugar issues.

It has a Low Glycemic Index of 15. 92% fructose and 8% Glucose. It does contain a little more calories than sugar per teaspoon, 20 vs 15. But it is much sweeter.

Can be substituted for sugar in baking also.

2/3 cup Agave per 1 cup sugar.

I love it and we use it in place on most sweeteners now.
 

GoingNorth

Crazy Cat Lady
Not naughty. Just spent nearly 25 years with a man who was a master brewer and probably would've been running his own still in the basement if I'd have let him.

Luckily I like beer and he only took up the "root cellar" part of the basement with the tanks and paraphernalia and bottles and stuff.

Actually, tequila and I do not get along well at all.
 
N

Nomad

Guest
I really really like this stuff (Agave Nectar!)

I'm using it all the time now.

Sometimes...I'll add 1/3 a packet of splenda and the Agave to my coffee...very yummy and sweet.

I'm trying to eliminate the spenda...I'm almost there.

Didn't know about the distilling...not an interest of mine.
 
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