Tag Archives: sweeteners

Unprocessed & minimally refined sugars and whole-food sugars

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Feb 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons Includes: 1. Dehydrated sugar cane juice such as Rapadura (raw organic cane sugar); 2. Honey; 3. Real maple syrup; 4. Molasses; 5. Malted barley; 6. Sorghum; 7. Coconut crystals; and 8. High-sugar whole foods: date ‘sugar’ and some brands … Continue reading →

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Non-Sugar Sweeteners (About)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Cat

By Cat, Feb 2008 (Image, right, from Amazon (23)) This article discusses: Natural sweeteners: stevia, date sugar, lo han (from monk fruit), sugar alcohols such as erythritol, and xylitol; and Synthetic sweeteners (which I do not recommend): sucralose (Splenda brand), aspartame … Continue reading →

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Processed sugars (about)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Cat

by Cat, Feb 2008 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Sugars are in the news a lot these days, especially as scientists and medical professionals warn about the dangers of  HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) consumption, and blame the obesity epidemic … Continue reading →

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Stevia (about) – a natural substitute for sugar

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Cat

By Cat, July 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also Unprocessed & minimally-refined sugars (about), Processed Sugars (about),  and Non-sugar sweeteners (about). Or Sugar and other Sweeteners (in the diet section of my main website). Dec 2019 update: most stevia products, or processed foods … Continue reading →

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