sugar

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Let's do a little etymology and background on sugar for Part 1 of an upcoming 3-Part series of weekly tips on sugar alternatives. The English word, “sugar,” ultimately originates from the Sanskrit word, sharkara or sarkara, which means…

Refined sugar is a poison because it has been depleted of its life force, vitamins and minerals. Refined sugar is lethal when ingested by humans because it lacks in natural minerals and because its digestion, detoxification and elimination…

Sugar is found in so many of the foods found in our grocery stores and even natural food stores. Added to food primarily as refined cane sugar (including brown sugars) and high-fructose corn syrup (one of the new leaders of sugar…

Description: Soda is carbonated water with added flavors and sweeteners. Basically, it is bubbly sugar water. If soda was made from just fresh fruit juice and sparkling mineral water, it would be a cool and refreshing drink, but…

Description: Stevia is a very sweet herb that is grown primarily in South America and the southwestern United States, in addition to parts of Asia. It is a highly concentrated sweetener available in whole and ground leaf form, and, as an…

Description: Unrefined cane juice is off-white and crystalline in appearance. The juice is extracted from the cane and evaporated to produce crystals. It has been further processed to remove most of the molasses flavor and color, which…

Description: Xylitol, also called birch sugar, can be extracted from birch, raspberries, plums, and corn. It is of equal sweetness as sugar, but has 40% fewer calories, and is absorbed into the blood more slowly than sugar, making it safe…

Description: Brown sugar is white sugar with molasses added. It has a soft, moist, fine consistency, and a deep molasses flavor. Organic brown sugar is also fairly new to the organic marketplace and is a nice addition. What to look for:…

Description: Sucanat stands for SUgar CAne NAT ural. It is the extracted and granulated juice of the raw sugar cane. The sugar cane is crushed, juice extracted and reduced to a syrup, and then dried by hand using paddles to form brown sugar…