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Is honey really better for us than sugar?
Posted on 9/8/14 at 8:10 am
Posted on 9/8/14 at 8:10 am
It may be a stupid question, but one of those things I wonder about.
I'm not talking about "I raise my own bees and give them only locally grown clover".
Just normal honey off the shelves.
I'm not talking about "I raise my own bees and give them only locally grown clover".
Just normal honey off the shelves.
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Posted on 9/8/14 at 9:11 am to Tigertown in ATL
that's what they say.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 9:13 am to Tigertown in ATL
Honey is mostly fructose, whereas white table sugar is 99% sucrose. If you were seriously diabetic, one sugar vs. another might make a difference to you (I think the fructose has less impact on insulin levels). But for a person of average metabolism, sugar is sugar.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 9:24 am to hungryone
Agave has a lower glycemic index than both honey and table sugar so would probably be the best choice for diabetics
Posted on 9/8/14 at 9:54 am to Coater
Not a fan of agave; it has an artificial taste IMO.
Local raw honey has a lot of benefits, especially if you have allergies.
Local raw honey has a lot of benefits, especially if you have allergies.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 10:02 am to ladytiger118
I've read the same thing about allergies. But my main use of honey is as a replacement for when a recipe calls for Brown Sugar. BS is too difficult to store. It clumps up. A jar of honey can last 1,000 years. If it crystalizes just pop it in the microwave and it's good as new.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 10:10 am to Zach
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But my main use of honey is as a replacement for when a recipe calls for Brown Sugar.
Just beware that honey is not a 1:1 substitute for brown sugar. In some baking and pastry recipes, results may dramatically differ when honey is swapped for BS. Texture, browning, rise, etc can be impacted. Honey is liquid (duh) and it is hygroscopic (absorbs moisture). This can spell disaster when it is subbed in candy recipes or baked goods that need to remain crisp.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 10:15 am to ladytiger118
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Local raw honey has a lot of benefits, especially if you have allergies
I keep hearing this, but I've also heard it is BS.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 10:18 am to Tigertown in ATL
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I keep hearing this, but I've also heard it is BS.
It's right up there with a teaspoon of cider vinegar a day: folk cures that don't hurt, but also have no clinically proven effects.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 10:26 am to hungryone
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This can spell disaster when it is subbed in candy recipes or baked goods that need to remain crisp.
Not to worry. Zach does not make candy nor baked goods.
I often have glazes for meats that call for brown sugar. Honey works fine.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 11:08 am to ladytiger118
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Not a fan of agave; it has an artificial taste IMO. Local raw honey has a lot of benefits, especially if you have allergies.
I actually like the taste of agave. The problem with it is it may cause fatty liver if it is used in excess I believe
This post was edited on 9/8/14 at 11:10 am
Posted on 9/8/14 at 12:05 pm to Zach
Posted on 9/8/14 at 12:10 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Some will say it boosts your immune system. Especially if locally grown. that is the kind we use at home, although I think the little bear jars are cute.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 12:25 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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I keep hearing this, but I've also heard it is BS.
One of my business acquaintances wife is an MD specializing in allergies. She says the claim that honey helps with allergies is 100% false.
Debunking the honey myth and the "I'm allergic to gluten" myth are her favorite pastime!
Posted on 9/8/14 at 12:58 pm to ladytiger118
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Local raw honey has a lot of benefits
Do any local produces package in a container that I can use as a bong?
I'll stick to the commercial stuff.
To the OP...sugar is sugar.
This post was edited on 9/8/14 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 9/8/14 at 1:21 pm to Artie Rome
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I'll stick to the commercial stuff.
Chances are you aren't getting real honey
Another favorite con among Chinese brokers was to mix sugar water, malt sweeteners, corn or rice syrup, jaggery, barley malt sweetener or other additives with a bit of actual honey. In recent years, many shippers have eliminated the honey completely and just use thickened, colored, natural or chemical sweeteners labeled as honey.
People should by local honey or at the very least organic honey if for no other reason than because you can tell the location from the pollen.
Most Southern honey isn't from clover, although that attributes to it, but most nectar comes from Chinese Tallow trees which are abundant in the South.
My wife centrifuged 25 gallons of local honey last month. She might get a fall harvest which is not too common.
Most farmers markets and most Hardware stores carry local honey. Buy some of that and compare that taste to your generic honeybear and chances are you will tell the difference. Cost is pretty close to any store bought.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:09 pm to Martini
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Martini
Those are some good reasons to buy local.
Great post
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:26 pm to Martini
I buy Bernard's
Posted on 9/8/14 at 2:36 pm to Martini
I get alfalfa and clover honey from a commercial beekeeper that brings his bees south from North Dakota every winter.
It's really good honey.
It's really good honey.
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