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Organic Sweeteners

Many of us are addicted to sugar, or sweetness, in our foods and confectionery. The most important step we can take in relation to sugar consumption is to decrease our sweet craving. The next most important steps are to use only organic sweeteners, and to use alternatives to cane sugar, at least some of the time.

Most sugar in supermarket food is refined cane sugar that is of little, or no, benefit to our bodies and on the contrary, causes health problems. There is a range of organic sweeteners on the market that can provide us with the sweet taste along with vitamins, minerals and trace elements, whilst at the same time, supporting sustainable agriculture practices. These products are produced without artificial chemicals, are produced from ingredients that have not been genetically engineered or altered through synthetic molecular manipulation, and have adhered to Fair Trade practices.

Organic sweetener include:

• Organic honey
• Organic sugar
• Organic molasses
• Organic muscovado, sucanat, rapadura
• Organic xylitol
• Organic stevia, cahehe
• Organic syrups