Raw blue agave sweetner?

any vegans eat it instead of honey? i feel like im eating it all day long. haha, does anybody know the health benefits because i heard its good for you, i just dont rememebr how.

Raw blue agave sweetner?
Agave nectar has a low glycemic index rating, which means it's broken down slowly in digestions and doesn't cause an insulin and blood sugar spike. Also, unlike sugar, it's a very environmentally friendly sweetener. The cacti that produce agave nectar can be harvested from for many years and their cultivation has minimal environmental impact.
Reply:I use Raw Agave Nectar. It's milder than honey. I use it as a sweetener in tea, cereal, baking etc.


If you are eating high raw you probably do feel like you are eating all day long.


Slainté (to your health)
Reply:Its so disappointing I've checked heaps of health food stores in my area and I just can't find any agave nectar. I did find some pear concentrate extract... made from pears and it tastes really yummy. I would definitely recommend some. =)
Reply:And I have just discovered another yummy way to eat it.





Had some hot cross buns with a smidgen of butter this morning. Yes, I know, very un-vegan like......thank God Easter only comes once a year eh!!





Anyway I also spread them with some organic raw dark agave (from 100% blue agave) and they were absolutely delicious.





Literally turned an ok bun into a sensational bun.





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Reply:with agave syrup, there is no "good for you", only the "not bad for you".





Agave syrup has calories and no nutritional value. Its value in vegetarian and vegan cooking is that it is semi-natural, and is perceived to be raw.





Although it has been claimed that agave syrup does not upset diabetics, it does affect "sugar addicts," who tend to include it in whatever they can think of (just as you have said that you are eating a lot of agave syrup.





As a nutritionist, observing people's reactions to agave syrup, I am inclined to believe that it probably does, in fact, affect blood sugar levels, and that it is contra-indicated for people who are working at eliminating candidiasis. (In truth, I am also going on my own personal experience - I have a sugar sensitivity, and, so, must avoid any and all sugars -- I thought that agave syrup would be the answer, but, when I found myself eating agave syrup by the fingerful, without even bothering to cook it into something, I knew I had a problem)
Reply:I have recently bought some (haven't tried it yet).





It has the highest percentage of fructose (one of the only sugars usable by our cells), gives a sweeter taste with lowest


calorie count and gi than honey, sugar or other agaves.


6ml contains 25 calories, 6 g carbs and 5g of fructose.





If it is raw it will be rich in organic minerals. It is 100% vegan.





You should be able to get it off the internet, I did.





It is used in raw chocolates, cakes etc.





buy from:


here's one supplier in America (David Wolfe):


http://dw.successultranow.com/Products/D...


in Australia:


http://www.raw-pleasure.com.au

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