Agave
Family: Lilaceae Species:
Agave Shawii
Health concerns surrounding the use of refined sugar and other high-glycemic sweeteners
continue to multiply. Obesity, Type2 diabetes in children and adult-onset diabetes
have become growing health concerns. Millions of consumers are cutting sugar and
other empty carbohydrates from their diets in order to shed pounds.
Intelligent Nutrients® 100% Certified Organic Agave is the perfect sweetening
option for those concerned with sugar in their diet or with cutting empty carbohydrates.
Agave, sourced from the cactus-like agave plant in Mexico, is an organic, plant-derived
sweetener with a glycemic index of only 11. (The glycemic index assigns normal carbohydrate
glucose the number 100. Generally, the lower the glycemic index, the less impact
a particular food will have on blood sugar levels.) Formerly a favorite food of
the Aztecs, agave is high in fructose rather than glucose, which allows it to be
absorbed slowly into the blood stream, avoiding the “rush” often associated
with refined sugar. Agave is 50% sweeter than white table sugar, so less of it is
needed in recipes calling for sugar. Intelligent Nutrients agave is thinner than
honey and will not harden in the bottle.
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