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The Ultimate Guide to Sugars and Sweeteners: Discover the Taste, Use, Nutrition, Science, and Lore of Everything from Agave Nectar to Xylitol
“Whether you’re a healthcare provider, a chef, or simply a foodie, you’ll find The Ultimate Guide to Sugars and Sweetener s an accurate and complete resource.”—Hope Warshaw, MMSC, RD, CDE, BC-ADM, best-selling author of The Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible and Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy
An all-in-one reference to sugars and sweeteners—for any sweet-toothed consumer who also craves the facts
Today, supermarkets and natural food stores feature a bewildering variety of sugars and alternative sweeteners. The deluge of conflicting information doesn’t help. If choosing a sweetener leaves you scratching your head, this handy guide will answer all of your questions—even the ones you didn’t know to Perfect for foodies, bakers, carb counters, parents, chefs, and clinicians, this delightfully readable book features more than 180 alphabetical entries on natural and artificial sweeteners, including the usual suspects (table sugar, honey), the controversial (aspartame, high-fructose corn syrup), the hyped (coconut sugar, monk fruit sweetener), and the unfamiliar (Chinese rock sugar, isomaltulose). You’ll also find myth-busting Q&As, intriguing trivia, side-by-side comparisons of how sweeteners perform in classic baked goods, and info on food-additive regulations, dental health, the glycemic index, and more. Your sweet tooth is in for a real education!
An all-in-one reference to sugars and sweeteners—for any sweet-toothed consumer who also craves the facts
Today, supermarkets and natural food stores feature a bewildering variety of sugars and alternative sweeteners. The deluge of conflicting information doesn’t help. If choosing a sweetener leaves you scratching your head, this handy guide will answer all of your questions—even the ones you didn’t know to Perfect for foodies, bakers, carb counters, parents, chefs, and clinicians, this delightfully readable book features more than 180 alphabetical entries on natural and artificial sweeteners, including the usual suspects (table sugar, honey), the controversial (aspartame, high-fructose corn syrup), the hyped (coconut sugar, monk fruit sweetener), and the unfamiliar (Chinese rock sugar, isomaltulose). You’ll also find myth-busting Q&As, intriguing trivia, side-by-side comparisons of how sweeteners perform in classic baked goods, and info on food-additive regulations, dental health, the glycemic index, and more. Your sweet tooth is in for a real education!
288 pages, Paperback
First published October 7, 2014
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February 14, 2019
i wanted to like this book because content 5/5 BUT organization is 1/5
1) I never like these alphabetic encyclopedic organizations...
i would have much preferred a categorical organization like
a) basic nutrition terms {starch, CH2O, fiber , protein} , EFSA /E# , GI etc.
b) sugars
c) nutritive sweeteners
d) nonnutritive sweeteners
e) fiber/protein
The alphabetic organization in this book is the devil!!, For example , why are 6 different forms of cane sugar spread throughout the book...and not in one section, just because the "property form" prefixes the term "cane sugar"
2) would have prefered the tables at the beginning or end.
3) its "185" entries claim...doesn't seem to imply Sugars/sweeteners , but all the terms used in this
book, which seems to be misleading.
...i definitely like the tidbits and sidenotes.
...Now i need to find a similar book on nutrition AND one on additives/stabilizers/emulisifier
(argh ...ice cream and dessert addiction)
1) I never like these alphabetic encyclopedic organizations...
i would have much preferred a categorical organization like
a) basic nutrition terms {starch, CH2O, fiber , protein} , EFSA /E# , GI etc.
b) sugars
c) nutritive sweeteners
d) nonnutritive sweeteners
e) fiber/protein
The alphabetic organization in this book is the devil!!, For example , why are 6 different forms of cane sugar spread throughout the book...and not in one section, just because the "property form" prefixes the term "cane sugar"
2) would have prefered the tables at the beginning or end.
3) its "185" entries claim...doesn't seem to imply Sugars/sweeteners , but all the terms used in this
book, which seems to be misleading.
...i definitely like the tidbits and sidenotes.
...Now i need to find a similar book on nutrition AND one on additives/stabilizers/emulisifier
(argh ...ice cream and dessert addiction)
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