Fruit Sweet
QUESTION:
In the sugar section you said you had used fruit sweet by wax orchards and were going to try it again, but isn't that just fructose which is supposidly not healthy for you?
POSTED BY NANCY :: MASSACHUSSETTS USA :: 04/20/2009 6:39 AM
DEBRA'S ANSWER:
I need to do more research to resolve the fructose question, but here is what I know at the moment.
There is a lot of confusion about fructose. Many people think that it is "the sugar from fruit" but in fact, the sugar in fruit is much more complex than fructose. There are many different sugar molecules, and I will work on writing something up about this.
The sweetener "fructose" that you see on product labels and is sold as a sweetener is refined corn sugar.
The sugar in Fruit Sweet is a complex blend of the sugars found in the fruits used. To make Fruit Sweet, fruits are juiced (so there is no pulp fiber) and the juice is cooked down into a syrup. It is not refined to the degree of corn fructose, but fiber and water are removed.
Fruit Sweet would act very differently in your body than eating a whole, raw fruit, but it is not as refined as some sweeteners.
Debra :-)
