Agave nectar... supposed to be better for you, lower glycemic index and that.
Having refreshed my research on sugars, I am now drawing the conclusion that agave nectar is in fact worse for you, because it has far higher amounts of fructose than regular sugar. As high as 90% of the total sugar in the refined agave syrup can be fructose, and the other portion mainly glucose. As of right now I do not know the average proportion, but on the lower end I think it's around 50% glucose to 50% fructose, which puts it right back beside table sugar only in the best case scenario. See my last post about sugar investigation.
So long, agave. Looks like I am moving on to explore my next options: stevia, and dextrose.
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