Natural Sweeteners
What Are Natural Sweeteners?
More and more health-conscious consumers today are putting in the work to curb their sugar intake, either by making wiser food choices or by swapping out sugar for natural and alternative sweeteners. Indeed, alternative sweeteners are a wonderful way to cut down on your sugar consumption while still satisfying your sweet tooth. What’s great about many natural alternative sweeteners is that while the molecules themselves are similar to sugar, providing a sweet flavour, they differ enough that the body can't recognize them and break them down; therefore, they provide no calories. Some popular alternative sweeteners include agave syrup, coconut palm sugar, honey, maple syrup, monk fruit sweetener, stevia, and much more! Read more >-
With a cool, minty and refreshing taste NOW Solutions Xyliwhite™ Neem & Tea Tree Toothpaste works to cleanse and whiten teeth. NOW® Solutions offers XyliWhite™ Toothpaste, natural dental care without the use of fluoride. The XyliWhite™ Advantage: XyliWhite™ is a remarkable fluoride-free toothpaste gel that uses natural xylitol as its main ingredient. A great selection of flavours gives variety ...
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NOW Solutions has formulated their Xyliwhite™ Platinum Mint with Baking Soda Toothpaste to include 25% Xylitol, one of the highest levels available. NOW® Solutions offers XyliWhite™ Toothpaste, natural dental care without the use of fluoride. The XyliWhite™ Advantage: XyliWhite™ is a remarkable fluoride-free toothpaste gel that uses natural xylitol as its main ingredient. A great selection of f...
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XyliWhite™ is a remarkable fluoride-free toothpaste gel that uses natural xylitol as its main ingredient. It is formulated with the cleanest ingredients with the goal of promoting healthy teeth that are whiter and stronger. XyliWhite™ contains 25% Xylitol, one of the highest contents available. NOW® Solutions offers Xyliwhite Toothpaste, natural dental care without the use of fluoride. [TOOTHPA...
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Looking for a delicious and natural alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners? Look no further than New Roots Herbal's Smooth Stevia! Smooth Stevia is a unique product combines the incredible sweetness of Stevia White Powder Concentrate with the smooth and satisfying taste of isomaltulose. Derived from non-GMO sweet beets through an enzymatic process, isomaltulose is a natural sugar that p...
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STEVIA SUGAR SUBSTITUTE FROM NEW ROOTS HERBAL Spoonable Stevia is the ideal low calorie, low carb sweetener; you can use it just like regular sugar. Unlike most stevia extracts, Spoonable Stevia Sugar does not need to be diluted before you use it. Just put it in your coffee, tea, smoothies, baking, or whenever you want a little extra sweetness... without affecting your blood sugar. Stevia Suga...
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New Roots Stevia White Powder Concentrate is the ideal low calorie, low carb sweetener; you can use it just like regular sugar. Just put it in your coffee, tea, smoothies, baking, or whenever you want a little extra sweetness... without affecting your blood sugar. Stevia Sugar is ideal for people with hypoglycemia, diabetes, blood sugar fluctuations, candida, or anyone that wants to reduce thei...
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STEVIA SUGAR SUBSTITUTE FROM NEW ROOTS HERBAL New Roots Stevia White Powder Concentrate is the ideal low calorie, low carb sweetener; you can use it just like regular sugar. Just put it in your coffee, tea, smoothies, baking, or whenever you want a little extra sweetness... without affecting your blood sugar. Stevia Sugar is ideal for people with hypoglycemia, diabetes, blood sugar fluctuation...
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Sweet ’n Clean from New Roots contains xylitol, a naturally occurring, plant-sourced alternative to sugar. With a low glycemic index, Sweet 'n Clean does not have an unpleasant after-taste that many artificial sweeteners have making it ideal for a calorie-reduced alternative for all recipes. [POWDER]
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Stevia is a flowering plant from the Asteraceae family and offers sweet leaves, which is why it’s a well-known alternative to sugar. Organic Connections harvests certified organic stevia, and while this is in powder form, they also offer it in a cut and sifted format. Stevia has many uses and can be used to naturally sweeten your baking, or add to coffee or teas, whatever you’d like to add a da...
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STEVIA POWDER GREEN LEAF (ORGANIC) FROM ORGANIC NATURALS Stevia is a natural sweetener indigenous to the Amazon. Organic Traditions Stevia Leaf Powder is ideal for anyone on a carbohydrate-cautious diet for although it is one of the sweetest substances in nature, Stevia Leaf Powder has one of the lowest glycemic scores with no effect on blood sugar. Start with a 1/4 teaspoon of Stevia Leaf Pow...
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ORGANIC TRADITIONS YACON GOLD NATURAL SWEETENER Organic Traditions Yacon Syrup is a low glycemic, prebiotic superfood sweetener with the most incredible taste! The tuber is comprised of FOS or fructooligosaccharides, indigestible carbohydrates that feed the beneficial bacteria with no significant impact on the blood glucose levels. [LIQUID]
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SPOONABLE STEVIA FROM PURE-LE NATURALS. A unique sugar alternative from Pure Le-Natural; Spoonable Stevia is equal to sugar in sweetness and tastes great. With one teaspoon being the equivalence in sweetness to one teaspoon of regular sugar, Spoonable Stevia is great for cooking, baking and more. This calorie free formula is not chemically manufactured or engineered; it contains only pure natu...
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STEVIA CONCENTRATE FROM PURE-LE NATURAL. Pure-Le Natural Stevia concentrate offers 100% pure Stevia Leaf Extract. This super concentrated formula is needed in only small amounts; 1/2 teaspoon is approximately equivalent in sweetness to 1 cup of sugar. Pure-le Natural Stevia concentrate can be used as a substitute for sugar in any recipe, drink mix and more. It is safe for diabetics and hypogl...
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QUEST NUTRITION LOW CARB PROTEIN BARS One of the best-tasting, low carb protein bars on the market, Quest Protein Bars are only 180 calories and provide 21g of protein with only 3g of active carbs (derived from nuts, not sugar). Sweetened with stevia and erythritol (sugar alcohol sweetener with fewer calories than sugar), Quest Nutrition Protein Bars are a great low carb meal replacement tha...
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The main nutrient which makes Yacon so valuable is FOS. This complex sugar, similar to Inulin, is causing the health benefits of Yacon. Uhtco designed their Peruvian Harvest Yacon Syrup liquid to be taken as a natural sweeter in place of sugar, honey or agave. With a low glycemic index Peruvian Harvest Yacon Syrup is ideal for those on carb-conscious diets and individuals with diabetes or predi...
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Wedderspoon Multifloral Raw Manuka Honey KFactor12 is unpasteurized, raw and delicious. Multifloral means that the nectar is collected from multiple flower sources. Sourced, packed and sealed in New Zealand, KFactor 12 Multifloral Manuka Honey is guaranteed to meet or exceed the Multifloral Manuka Standard from the New Zealand Government and a higher than 65% manuka pollen count. The uses for M...
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Wedderspoon Multifloral Raw Manuka Honey KFactor12 is unpasteurized, raw and delicious. Multifloral means that the nectar is collected from multiple flower sources. Sourced, packed and sealed in New Zealand, KFactor 12 Multifloral Manuka Honey is guaranteed to meet or exceed the Multifloral Manuka Standard from the New Zealand Government and a higher than 65% manuka pollen count. The uses for M...
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Wedderspoon Gold Multifloral Raw Manuka Honey KFactor12 is unpasteurized, raw, delicious, elegantly packaged in a glass jar. Multifloral means that the nectar is collected from multiple flower sources. Sourced, packed and sealed in New Zealand, KFactor 12 Multifloral Manuka Honey is guaranteed to meet or exceed the Multifloral Manuka Standard from the New Zealand Government and a higher than 65...
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Wedderspoon Monofloral Raw Manuka Honey KFactor16 is unpasteurized, raw and delicious. Monofloral means that the nectar is collected from a single flower source. Sourced, packed and sealed in New Zealand, KFactor 16 Monofloral Manuka Honey is guaranteed to meet or exceed the Monofloral Manuka Standard from the New Zealand Government and a higher than 75% manuka pollen count. The uses for Manuka...
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Wedderspoon Monofloral Raw Manuka Honey KFactor16 is unpasteurized, raw and delicious. Monofloral means that the nectar is collected from a single flower source. Sourced, packed and sealed in New Zealand, KFactor 16 Monofloral Manuka Honey is guaranteed to meet or exceed the Monofloral Manuka Standard from the New Zealand Government and a higher than 75% manuka pollen count. The uses for Manuka...
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Sweeteners - Alternatives To Sugar
More and more health-conscious consumers today are putting in the work to curb their sugar intake, either by making wiser food choices or by swapping out sugar for alternative sweeteners. Indeed, natural and alternative sweeteners are a wonderful way to cut down on your sugar consumption while still satisfying your sweet tooth. What’s great about many natural alternative sweeteners is that while the molecules themselves are similar to sugar, providing a sweet flavour, they differ enough that the body can't recognize them and break them down; therefore, they provide no calories.
As mentioned, the body cannot metabolize alternative sweeteners like it does sugar, so they do not have an incidence on glycemia (they have a low-glycemic index). This is good news for those with blood sugar metabolism issues such as diabetes and pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome, central obesity, weight management and sugar cravings to both help maintain satiety and to beat sugar addictions.
Benefits Of Alternative Sweeteners
- Aids Weight Loss
- Helps Manage Diabetes
- Helps Prevent Cavities
- Reduces Risk of Obesity
- Stabilizes Glycemia
Most Popular Natural Alternative Sweeteners
Some of the most well-known alternative sweeteners include:
Agave Syrup: A Healthy Replacement For Sugar
Agave is native to the Southern United States and Mexico, agave syrup comes from the agave plant and is a natural, low-glycemic sweetener that is 25% sweeter than sugar, dissolves quickly and will not cause a sugar spikes.
Erythritol As An Alternative Sweetener
Erythritol is found naturally in fruits, mushrooms and a range of fermented foods. Erythritol has the least calories of any sugar alcohol and the body cannot metabolize it, which makes it a great option for those who need to monitor their glycemia closely.
Monk Fruit As An Alternative Sweetener
Monk Fruit is a natural sweetener made from crushed monk fruit that’s been used for over a thousand years as a sweetener in China. It contains no calories and is said to be about 250 times sweeter than sugar. It is often blended with other alternative sweeteners, most notably, erythritol.
Stevia Extract As An Alternative Sweetener
Stevia Extract is a sweetener that is extracted from the leaves of the Stevia plant, which is native to South America. Stevia is said to be 200 to 300 sweeter than sugar, does not contain calories and is often blended with another non-nutritive sweetener to reduce bitterness.
Xylitol: An Alternative to Sugar
Xylitol is widely used in no-sugar chewing gum, candy and toothpaste because it prevents tooth decay and does not cause a sugar spike, making it ideal for those with blood sugar metabolism issues. Xylitol is extracted from birch wood, looks and tastes like sugar and is low in calories, however, it’s important to note that it’s toxic to dogs, so make sure to keep it out of your dogs reach.
Where To Buy The Best Natural Sweeteners
You can buy all of these alternative sweeteners both in store and online at National Nutrition.ca
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