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Agave Nectar Profile
1) Nekutli Agave Nectar is high in fructose. It is sweeter than
refined sugar (approximately 1.4 times
sweeter). Fructose does not stimulate digestive insulin secretion as
do other sugars. It is less disturbing to the glycemic index. In
common parlance, it does not create a "sugar rush."
2) Nekutli Agave Agave Nectar is produced in three different grades
varying in flavor and color: light, amber and dark.
The light grade of Agave Nectar is flavor neutral, enhancing the
natural flavors of coffee, tea, fruit beverages, baked goods, fresh
fruits, fruit smoothies & protein drinks, salad dressings, jams and
jellies, ice cream, yoghurts, and various prepared foods, without
altering their flavor. This is in marked contrast with bee honey,
malt barley syrup, and certain other natural sugar substitutes that
do alter the flavor of the products they sweeten.
The amber and dark grades of Nekutli
offer the delicate flavor of Agave with increasing intensity. The
amber grade is much like honey and delicious in tea, suitable to
sweeten a wide variety of foods, dry and hot cereals, pancakes,
waffles, baked goods, and sauces. Heavier sauces such as BBQ,
spaghetti, stews and meat glazes may be enhanced by the dark grade
of Nekutli which delivers the rich and complex flavors distinctive
to Agave.
3) Nekutli Agave Nectar will not crystallize. It is high in purity
and stable in composition. It is easy to store as it has a long
shelf life, approximately two years. Minimum one year.
4) Because of its light viscosity, Nekutli Agave Nectar is easy to
handle in an industrial setting and pours easily as a table-top
sweetener. It will never harden in the bottle. Nekutli Agave Nectar
is highly soluble and dissolves readily in cold beverages such as
lemonade or iced tea. Its light viscosity and solubility also make
it ideal to sweeten cold cereals.
5) Nekutli Agave Nectar is a moisture retainer. In bread and baked
goods, it enhances product freshness due to its hygroscopic
properties, which act as humidifying agents, thereby increasing the
shelf life of such products.
6) Nekutli Agave
Nectar is certified organic by
BioAgriCert s.r.l.,
an agency accredited by the USDA National Organic
Program (NOP) and the European Community. View the
organic certification
online or download a
printable pdf.
7) Nekutli Agave Nectar is KOSHER certified by:
- Supervisores en
Alimentos
- Orthodox Vaad
Hakashrut
- Consejo Communitario
Ashkenazi
- Mexico City, Mexico
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8) Total Carbohydrate Grams: One tablespoon of
Nekutli Agave Nectar weighs 21 grams. Based on the
fact that Nekutli contains on the average 77%
solids, one tablespoon contains 16 grams total
carbohydrates (21 grams x 77% = 16 grams). One
teaspoon contains 5.33 grams.
9) Calories per Serving: One tablespoon of Nekutli
Agave Nectar contains 60 calories. One teaspoon
contains 20 calories. (Note: One tablespoon contains
16 grams of total carbohydrates. One gram of
carbohydrate provides 4 calories. Therefore, 16
grams of total carbohydrate contains 64 calories,
but a few of these calories are not digestible.)
10) Glycemic Index: This concept can be important
from a metabolic standpoint, especially to
diabetics, along with athletes and grossly
overweight individuals. The index is an indicator as
to how much blood sugar increases in 2-3 hours after
specific food consumption. Most if not all
carbohydrates are normally metabolized into the
simple carbohydrate glucose, which in the glycemic
index concept is arbitrarily assigned a value of
100. As a result, the higher a glycemic index food
number is, the faster it raises your blood sugar
level. Foods or ingredients with glycemic index
numbers close to or above 100 present some
significant health issues to diabetics, and in
general, sweeteners of all kinds should be avoided
by diabetics. Nonetheless, for those diabetics who
choose to consume certain amounts of carbohydrates,
Nekutli, it should be noted, has a lower glycemic
index than honey. Nekutli was found to have a
glycemic index of 46. In contrast, honey has a
reported glycemic index of 58, due to its higher
ratio of glucose to fructose.
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