If true, this is discouraging -- Agave Nectar, the hoax....

[alfreda89]

**Sigh** Sometimes, I just use small amounts of sugar. I wonder what "organic" or "raw" agave nectar is, then?

Beware of the Agave Nectar Health Food Hype

From the article:

Agave “nectar” or agave “syrup” is nothing more than a laboratory-generated super-condensed fructose syrup, devoid of virtually all nutrient value, offering you metabolic misfortune.

Unfortunately, masterful marketing has resulted in the astronomical popularity of agave syrup among people who believe they are doing their health a favor by avoiding refined sugars like high fructose corn syrup, and dangerous artificial sweeteners.

And if you’re diabetic, you’ve been especially targeted and told this is simply the best thing for you since locally grown organic lettuce, that it’s “diabetic friendly,” has a “low glycemic index” and doesn’t spike your blood sugar.

While agave syrup does have a low-glycemic index, so does antifreeze -- that doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Agave syrup has the highest fructose content of any commercial sweetener -- ranging from 70 to 97 percent, depending on the brand, which is FAR HIGHER than high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which averages 55 percent.

This makes agave actually WORSE than HFCS.

http://tinyurl.com/yfyv8v4

Comments

[lagilman]

This bears out my (admittedly limited) experiences with blue agave -- it made for a moister, denser muffin than using sugar, but my body reacted to it exactly the same.

Since I've cut out sodas and whatnot from my diet, and cook most of my own meals, I don't worry too much HFCS as a rule, but it would have been nice if this really were kinder to my blood sugar levels.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Ditto here....

Since I've cut out sodas and whatnot from my diet, and cook most of my own meals, I don't worry too much HFCS as a rule, but it would have been nice if this really were kinder to my blood sugar levels.