RAINRA Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 What are your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Without having done any research, and I've only read a few articles on this subject from magazines of alternative medicine, natural foods, etc... And I've never heard of a study saying stevia is harmful.I think it's a better choice than Aspartam, Sucralose! and other chimic stuff like that. Aspartam/Nutra-Sweet is from Monsanto and this company never produced a single thing which is not harmful. If you absolutely want a calorie free sweetener, go for stevia, but like for everything else, moderation rules. But I would suggest sweeteners that we know for sure they're good, because it's food, with calories: maple syrup, agave nectar... the sweetener I consider the best is fruit: fruit coulis, fruit juice, etc, rather than fructose syrup fro instance. You can't go wrong with fruits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneyvegan Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Without having done any research, and I've only read a few articles on this subject from magazines of alternative medicine, natural foods, etc... And I've never heard of a study saying stevia is harmful.I think it's a better choice than Aspartam, Sucralose! and other chimic stuff like that. Aspartam/Nutra-Sweet is from Monsanto and this company never produced a single thing which is not harmful. If you absolutely want a calorie free sweetener, go for stevia, but like for everything else, moderation rules. But I would suggest sweeteners that we know for sure they're good, because it's food, with calories: maple syrup, agave nectar... the sweetener I consider the best is fruit: fruit coulis, fruit juice, etc, rather than fructose syrup fro instance. You can't go wrong with fruits. Stevia is fine.IYM I don't get your logic, you recommend Maple Syrup and Agave which both come from plants, yet you don't recommend Stevia which is also a plant Personally I don't like the taste of Stevia I think it is pretty nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAINRA Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Maple syrup is heated and it is glycemicso is agave nectar. Some people tested their blood sugar after eating it and it did raise their blood sugar.So I was looking for something that did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blabbate Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Maple syrup is heated and it is glycemicso is agave nectar. Some people tested their blood sugar after eating it and it did raise their blood sugar.So I was looking for something that did not.Agave nectar GI varies by fructose level, but generally is incredibly low, between 10 and 25. Maple syrup is much higher, around 50-60, similar to many grains and fruits. The Glycemic Research Institute claims Stevia has a positive GI, but doesn't provide a study, so I don't know what to make of that. All other sources claim an effective GI of zero. It's probably the safest choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Stevia is fine.IYM I don't get your logic, you recommend Maple Syrup and Agave which both come from plants, yet you don't recommend Stevia which is also a plant Personally I don't like the taste of Stevia I think it is pretty nasty I think stevia is fine too. My logic was just that there are better choices, like fruits, but they contain sugar and calories; and that stevia is still a fairly new product on the market and we don't know much about it yet... but that's for America... In Europe they use it since way longer and many studies have been made, I heard it's safe, and that it can even help to drop sugar level to normal. I think stevia is a fantastic zero-calorie sweetener and with a low GI; in fact, it's the ideal low calorie sweetener, because it's natural, while all the others are synthetic shit like Aspartame or Splenda, which inocuity is highly contested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I had a stevia plant this summer and dried all the leaves I could. i sweeten my tea with it on occasion, but it is very sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Not sure what kind of food you are trying to sweeten but Dates work really well. chop then up or soak and blend them into a liquid. they are very sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I like Zsweet which is erythritol which is a sweetener from fruits. It is also less than stevia, although I do use stevia, and agave sometimes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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