Fructose is the only food molecule on the planet with no corresponding hormone in the brain that tells us when we've eaten enough of it - we have no 'off switch' for the stuff. Which means we overeat it. That's why you can drink a mega cup of Coke and not 'feel' full. Worse, studies show it stimulates appetite, making us eat more of everything. Worse still, research shows it's more addictive than heroine and cocaine. Fructose is in almost every kind of sweetner.
DATES: 30% fructose (total sugar content 60%)
HONEY AND MAPLE SYRUP: 40% fructose
AGAVE: 70-90% fructose
COCONUT SUGAR/NECTAR/SYRUP: 38-49% fructose
HONEY AND MAPLE SYRUP: 40% fructose
AGAVE: 70-90% fructose
COCONUT SUGAR/NECTAR/SYRUP: 38-49% fructose
RICE MALT SYRUP: The only sweetener that is 100% fructose free, is a natural sweetener made from fermented, cooked rice and a blend of complex carbohydrates, maltose and glucose. It is relatively slow-releasing so does not dump on the liver as much as pure glucose.
(BEWARE: Even rice malt syrup, stevia and artificial sweeteners can cause blood-sugar spikes and mess with the reward centre in our brains - continuing the sugar addiction. Also keep in mind that like other sugars, rice malt syrup is empty calories with almost no nutritional value)
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