Maple sugar is a sweet substance that is made by processing the sap of a sugar maple tree. There are a number of different uses...
“Sugar-free is a labeling term regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),” explains Amy Gorin, M.S., R.D.N., and owner ofAmy Gorin Nutritionin the New York City area. “It means that a food contains less than 0.5 grams of sugar per serving size indicated on the...
Invert sugar goes by a few other names as well, including: invert sugar syrup inverted sugar syrup invert syrup invertmaple syrup artificial honey simple syrup All of these terms are used to describe a sugary substance that has the same nutrition profile as table sugar but has gone through a...
Besides artificial sugar substitutes, there are other natural sugars or sweeteners that can be used in place of sugar, such as maple syrup, honey, agave nectar and molasses. Each has a unique taste, and most don’t change the overall calories compared to sugar. High fructose corn syrup (HFC...
Sweeteners that come in forms other than table sugar may be listed by other names, including: Agave nectar Brown sugar Evaporated cane juice Malt syrup Fructose Maple syrup Cane crystals Fruit juice concentrate Molasses Cane sugar Glucose Raw sugar Corn sweetener High-fructose corn syrup Sucrose ...
the stems of the blossoms of a coconut tree. The sap is heated and reduced until it is a thick, dark-colored syrup in a process similar to the maple syrup production process. The finished syrup can be further reduced into a granulated form that is similar in appearance to brown sugar. ...
This is far removed from the processed, bleached, and super-concentrated crack-like white table sugar or high fructose corn syrup routinely added to 70% of the foods available in our supermarkets today, even those that should never be sweet!
I love peaches and peach crisp is good stuff. It's not as labor intensive as cobbler and it's a good, quick dessert. I always warn against sweetening the peaches too much. If you use canned peaches, get the kind in their own juice, not in heavy syrup. You actually want this to ta...
You can customize this recipe based on your preferences: if you’re looking for something spicy, add some hot sauce; if you want something sweet but not too sweet, add honey or agave nectar instead of maple syrup. You can also add more brown sugar if you like. And that’s it; your ...
The balance between sodium and glucose is very fragile and extremely quick changing as you could see on my daughter-in-law’s foot. Interestingly we now also know that saltdoes not increase blood pressurebut sugar does and so a reduced salt diet automatically increases blood pressure because of...