{"id":131062,"date":"2021-11-19T19:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T08:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=131062"},"modified":"2021-11-19T19:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T08:30:38","slug":"sugar-alternatives-healthy-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/sugar-alternatives-healthy-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugar Alternatives are they a &#8220;healthy&#8221; option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BU3bTBWnvT4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Agave Nectar<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong> Up to 75% fructose, which is more than high fructose corn syrup.<br \/>\n<strong>Claim: low GI<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer: <\/strong>True it is low GI because it does not have much glucose in it, it is mainly fructose.  However fructose has to go to the liver for processing.  If we consume a large amount of fructose it is converted to blood fats and cholesterol, potentially increasing the risk of heart disease.  Note: eating a small amount of fructose do not have this effect.  <\/p>\n<h4>Coconut Sugar<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong> Sucrose, Glucose and Fructose<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claims: Contains minerals<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer:<\/strong> 4 teaspoons has the same amount of iron s you would form 10g (0.35 ounces) of steak.  Or if you ate a 100g (3.53 ounces) of steak you&#8217;d need 40 teaspoons of coconut sugar to get that amount of iron.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claims: Contains inulin <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer:<\/strong> Coconut sugar has a very small amount of inulin.  If you ate 50g (1.76 ounces) of coconut sugar you&#8217;d get less inulin that you would if you ate a banana.  Other foods that are a good source of inulin are asparagus, burdock, chicory, dandelion root, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, leeks and onions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim: Natural &#038; Raw<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer: <\/strong>There are not regulations about raw or natural in the food labelling laws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim Low GI<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer: <\/strong>GI ranges from slightly lower than normal sugar to the same as normal sugar.<\/p>\n<h4>Manuka Honey<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Structure:<\/strong> Glucose (40%), Fructose (48%), Sucrose (6%), Maltose (6%) of sugars in the honey.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim: Antibacterial<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer:<\/strong> Manuka honey has been shown to have superior anti bacterial properties against some bacteria.   However these studies were carried out in a Petri dish exposing the bacteria to dilution of honey for 24 hours.  This is not the same as eating a teaspoon of honey, in that case the honey passes very quickly over the mouth and throat.<br \/>\nMechanism: a) They enzymes in honey are inactive, once the honey is diluted they become active again and convert some of the glucose to hydrogen peroxide which is antibacterial.  These enzymes are made inactive by the acid in the stomach.<br \/>\nb) Other factors that are non-enzymatic also play role and these seem to be higher in Manuka honey.<br \/>\nSummary &#8211; Manuka honey sterile dressings are bing used on wounds, do not use honey from the kitchen for this purpose as it is not sterile, some bacteria are not killed by honey, and you may add bacteria and therefore cause infection in your wound.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim:<\/strong> Prevents tooth decay<br \/>\n<strong>Answer:<\/strong> Studies in a Petri dish show the diluted honey is effective against common bacteria in the mouth.  The only human study that looked at this gave people a concentrated honey leather to chew on for 10 minutes after each meal.  When compared to using sugar free gum they saw a decrease in gingivitis and plaque.<br \/>\nSummary &#8211; honey leather used in the study is not available to purchase, you have to have it in your mouth chewing on it for 10 minutes.  The study compared effectiveness to sugar free gum, it did not compare to known effective measures such as brushing your teeth or using a mouthwash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim: Low GI<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer:<\/strong> Manuka honey has a similar GI to white sugar.  In other types of honey GI can vary from low to high.<\/p>\n<h4>Maple Syrup<\/h4>\n<p>Structure: Mainly sucrose with a little bit of glucose and fructose.<\/p>\n<p>Claims: Contains minerals<br \/>\nAnswer: White sugar also contains mineral but they are both not a good source of these minerals because the amount that they contain is so low.<\/p>\n \n<h4 align=center>My Cookbook<\/h4>\n<p align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/cook-crazy-sweet-creations-cookbook-ann-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hardcover-book-mockup-of-a-woman-reading-3409-el1.png\" alt=\"ann reardon crazy sweet creations cookbook\" title=\"Crazy Sweet Creations Cookbook\" style=\"opacity: 0.8; -moz-opacity: 0.8;\" class=\"fade\" \/><\/a>\n<\/br>\nStores that sell my book listed by country:  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook<\/a>\n<\/br>\nAll recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/sugar-alternatives-healthy-option\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/debunking-new-health-desserts-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"sugar alternatives\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/debunking-new-health-desserts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/debunking-new-health-desserts-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/debunking-new-health-desserts-1200x1200-cropped.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/debunking-new-health-desserts-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"131064\" \/><\/a><p>Agave Nectar Structure: Up to 75% fructose, which is more than high fructose corn syrup. Claim: low GI Answer: True it is low GI because it does not have much glucose in it, it is mainly fructose. However fructose has to go to the liver for processing. If we consume a large amount of fructose it is converted to blood fats and cholesterol, potentially increasing the risk of heart disease. Note: eating a small amount<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":131064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,3364],"tags":[3552,2539,3557,3553,3555,3556,3554,3551],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131062"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131062"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131063,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131062\/revisions\/131063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}