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agave
Posted by:
volcomchick8797
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Date: January 30, 2008 08:32AM i was trying to research agave since most of the recipes that i am interested in call for agave. is agave similar to honey or no? i was looking on this website and the agave which i saw looked like a consistancy of honey, but i could be wrong. is there more than one form of this...powder, liquid.? thanks Re: agave
Posted by:
Funky Rob
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Date: January 30, 2008 11:16AM I'd say it is more similar to maple syrup, but it is also like some kinds of runny honey. It's a liquid, it comes from the Agave cactus like plant. Unless it's labelled raw, it will have been cooked during processing. Raw agave is processed, but at low temperatures to concentrate it.
Rob -- Rob Hull - Funky Raw My blog: [www.rawrob.com] Re: agave
Posted by:
Utopian Life
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Date: January 30, 2008 02:17PM I'd say the main difference that people would choose agave as a liquid sweetener is because it does not exploit/take from non-human animals and also does not cause (or so they say) spikes in blood sugar. I do love agave - it's very sweet, and yes, liquidy, and easy to find raw in my area. Re: agave
Posted by:
greenpower
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Date: January 31, 2008 07:34AM I got some nice info about raw sweeteners on www.welikeitraw.com by Daniel Vitalis: an interview with the alchemist:
[www.welikeitraw.com] He says to look out for agave on the market which have artificial sweeteners added, make sure you get a reliable brand. There seems to be a limited supply of real agave compared to the demand on the market. The other thing I learned is something about glucose and fructose. Honey has more glucose and will be better if you need a quick fix to get your bloodsugar up. Agave has more fructose which works differently. Re: agave
Posted by:
volcomchick8797
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Date: January 31, 2008 09:26AM thanks everyone. i appreciate it. i did purchase some raw foods over the internet. i forget what they were called, but the cookies i recieved with agave included: coconut, raw cashews, lemon zest, lemon juice and agave. i made my own from raw items at my house minus the agave since i didnt know what it was or where to get it. the one's which i purchased were extremely sweet. i have to say that i do like mine better since they were more on the tart side. but agave would be useful in other recipes i found. like raw cake or raw brownies. do you guys think it would be better to purchase online or is agave available in stores. Re: agave
Posted by:
Utopian Life
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Date: January 31, 2008 02:16PM Depends on where you live. Health food stores usually have it and Trader Joe's now carries it, though not sure if theirs is raw; it doesn't say. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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