Sweeteners

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Product Description

Agave (a-GAH-vay) is a wonderful natural sweetener that will help you achieve your health goals, whether they be weight loss, improved digestion, more energy or an enhanced immune system. Agave is derived from Agave Tequiliana (Blue Agave) plants. Once you've tasted and cooked with agave, we're sure you will agree that agave is truly something special and that no other brand can compare. Agave is GMO-free and gluten-free.

Low Glycemic Index

A unique characteristic of agave is its low GI (Glycemic Index) value. The Glycemic Index is an indicator of how quickly foods convert to blood glucose in the bloodstream. With a Glycemic Index of 13, agave doesn't raise your blood sugar level like high GI sweeteners do. Common sweeteners like sugar, and even honey, are high on the Glycemic Index, at approximately 80 GI. Foods that are high on the GI scale spike blood sugar levels wildly and promote weight gain because they produce instant energy—then just as quickly the energy depletes, making you hungry, tired and lethargic—so you eat more to get that energetic feeling back. With agave, your energy level remains well balanced. In addition, agave "satiates" you when consumed; you feel satisfied, so you eat less. 

Being sweeter = 25 to 40% less calories!

Agave is 1.4 times sweeter than either sugar or honey, so you use less and save calories without sacrificing sweetness in your foods. Furthermore, agave has a number of health benefits that can't be matched by any other sweetener. Agave contains calcium and Inulin, which studies have shown is good for the bacteria in your lower intestine, promoting a healthy digestive tract. As little as 5 to 10 grams of Inulin a day boosts the immune system, promotes regularity, improves calcium absorption and increases bone density. Agave contains 7.5 grams of Inulin in three tablespoons.

Organically grown

Agave is derived from the blue agave plant, which takes about 7 to 8 years to mature. The plants used to make the nectar for this syrup are grown under strict guidelines that meet USDA organic certification requirements. The farms and processing facility are part of a co-op of 700 farmers. Better Body Foods believes in fair trade and pays growers a fair price—nectar for agave is never purchased in the open market. This relationship with growers enables us to offer a product of consistently superior quality.