What are the natural alternatives to sugar?
There are enough natural alternatives to sugar out there to satisfy any taste or craving. Stevia: The FDA considers stevia a supplement, but its properties extend beyond what you will find in your morning multivitamin. Stevia, which is also known as sweetleaf, honeyleaf or sugarleaf, is a herb from South America that is said to be a couple of hundred times sweeter weight for weight compared with cane sugar. To put that into context, a teaspoon of refined Stevia powder is about the same as a cup of sugar in terms of sweetening ability. It contains no calories and refined Stevia products have no bitter after-taste. Agave nectar is a good choice. Like many other alternatives to sugar, it is actually sweeter than sugar, and should be used in lesser amounts; around one third of a cup agave nectar will substitute for one cup of sugar. Agave nectar is a fruit sugar, which absorbs more slowly into the bloodstream and is suitable for diabetics, since it’s much lower on the glycemic index. The f
