COCONUT BLOSSOM NECTAR & SYRUP WHAT IS THIS?? - Well Being Wednesday

Coconut blossom nectar is generating a lot of interest in the market today. Raw foodies are using it to replace agave in their sweet treats, healthy lovers are using it in their baking, and many families are using it as a healthy substitute for refined sugar.

Why use coconut nectar? Because not only is coconut nectar incredibly delicious. It is a low GI (Glycemic Index), low fructose natural sweetener. It is a 100% whole food derived from the sap collected from the coconut tree blossom. Nothing has been added. When compared to brown sugar, Coconut Nectar has twice the iron, four times the magnesium and over 10 times the amount of zinc. Coconut Nectar is unfiltered and preservative free! Organic coconut sugar/nectar is naturally sweet and highly nutritious. Coconut nectar comes from the coconut trees, derived from the liquid sap of the coconut flowers. It is a very low GI (35) liquid sweetener that naturally contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients. By comparison, most honeys are GI 55 and sane sugars are GI 68. Natural coconut flower sap contains 1.5% fructose when collected from the blossoms. As the water is removed from the sap, the fructose content of the final liquid only reaches about 10%. In comparison to other sweeteners, such as honey, sugar and agave, this makes coconut nectar a low fructose sweetener. Coconut nectar is a sucrose based sweetener and thus a healthy alternative for people with fructose sensitivities. It can be used as a natural sweetener in tea, coffee, baking recipes, in cooking, as a syrup over pancakes, toast or ice cream, in raw food desserts, in smoothies and in juices. It works in any recipe just like honey, agave syrup, maple syrup or sugar. Coconut Nectar is recommended as being suitable for people with diabetes (type 1 and 2) because of its low Glycemic Index (GI),that has benefits for weight control and improving glucose lipid levels. Coconut Nectar provides slow release energy that won’t cause high and low energy slumps like other sweeteners such as sugar do. Coconut Nectar and Syrup also have a nutritional content far richer than all other commercially available sweeteners. Coconut Nectar has a high mineral content. Coconut nectar naturally contains 17 amino acids (the building blocks of any protein), as well as vitamin C, calcium, phosphorous, potassium, copper, magnesium, zinc, manganese and iron. In addition to this it contains Vitamin B1, B2, B3 and B6.

They are available at NutriSLIM Corner at the GYM for 110thb per can.

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