Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Ok, for the record I hardly ever use sweeteners. Except this morning I used maybe a half of a tablespoon of coconut nectar on my coconut flour pancakes. I only make these on weekends. I'm just curious if this is a good sweetener to use on those occasional times when I do need a sweetener, like for a pumpkin pie I'll make on Halloween. Or is this stuff going to kill me and make me gain over nine thousand pounds?

flag	asked Oct 27 at 12:34 Melmac 439●1●9

	What does this coconut nectar contain? Is it nectar from coconut flowers or what? – dmi Oct 27 at 13:47
	Pretty much, the only ingredient is organic coconut sap nectar. GI of only 35 too. It's the brand coconut secret. – Melmac Oct 27 at 14:24
	Sounds paleo to me, but who knows :) – dmi Oct 27 at 17:50
	always watch out for low GIs. this means high fructose content. – nursling Oct 28 at 2:42
	@dmi, what does paleo mean to you out of itnerest? – Michael Oct 28 at 9:41

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Varelse · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-28 02:21:04Z UTC

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I think it's a good choice, as far as an added sweetener goes. It's low fructose, which is a big plus! (Not that I'm anti-fructose in the form of whole fruit, but for an added sweetener, I'd rather go lower on that.)

The major component of coconut sugar is sucrose (70-79%) followed by glucose and fructose (3-9%) each. http://www.realrawfood.com/coconut-nectar-and-sugar

Haven't tried it myself, though, along with most coconut stuff.

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sucrose is half fructose, which means coconut nectar is 35-49% fructose. – nursling Oct 28 at 2:41

It's not like I'm using it every day. Honestly I like the taste much better than agave, which is full of fructose. Agave just tastes gross to me, and this stuff is a little more like maple syrup/honey. – Melmac Oct 28 at 12:23

Yes, nursling, but when it is bound to the glucose it is processed differently by the body, which is also why sucrose is listed instead of just glucose and fructose alone. – Varelse Oct 28 at 14:07

nursling · Answer 2 · 2012-10-28 02:48:53Z UTC

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honey or maple syrup would both be more natural, less processed options.

answered Oct 28 at 2:48

nursling
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Please explain how coconut nectar is so processed. The information I can find, presumably from the manufacturer, is that it is sap from the coconut tree, allowed to dry and thicken at temperatures no higher than an average tropical day so that it is raw. It doesn't say, but maybe it is filtered or something, too. Honey I can see, but maple syrup is flat-out boiled for long periods of time. Where's the hardcore processing in the coconut nectar? – Varelse Oct 28 at 14:11

What do you guys think of coconut nectar?

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