Some useful ways to use stevia include adding it to oatmeal, iced or hot tea and coffee, lemonade, smoothies, fruit sauces, jams, and jellies. Add a few drops to savory or tart sauces for an interesting flavor balance, in your cooking.
It really depends on what type of dish you are adding stevia to. It works much better in food with bolder flavors, like cheeses, chocolate, coffee, berries, dressings, sauces, and more. Stevia is fantastic, that is for sure, but it is not without side effects, Stevia is a vasodilator, meaning it can dilate blood vessels, possibly leading to various heart arrhythmias.
Proceed with caution! If, like me, you make your own drinks, such as Ginger Beer, then do not use Stevia as it does not react the same as sugar does with yeast.
I tried to use it a couple of times and never had any reaction and had to add sugar to the mixture. I am trying to find different alternatives for sugar in my daily diet. I like how you mentioned that stevia is a healthier option because it is not chemically processed. The bulk of xylitol is made from corn and imported from China. Used in baking: Yes. Xylitol looks like sugar, tastes like sugar, and responds like sugar in baking.
Among the sugar substitutes, xylitol is my favorite. Though it was not as sweet as the cake sweetened with sugar, the xylitol cake's texture was tender and cake-like and the flavor was pure.
Tagatose is a new naturally occurring sweetener found in milk. It's 92 percent as sweet with only a third of the calories of sugar. Like yogurt, it contains probiotics, which means it helps the good bacteria in the digestive system multiply. It has a clean neutral taste, and it browns very well in baked goods. Although the tagatose-sweetened cake was very tender, the crumb was gummy with a slightly sour finish. A xylitol-tagatose blend could be a winning combination.
Although no hard link between artificial sweeteners and cancer has been established, suspicions linger from the famous s experiment showing that lab animals given extremely high doses of a cyclamate-saccharine combination were prone to bladder cancer.
An interesting link, however, has been reported between artificial sweeteners and weight gain. Despite the apparent logic, research and repeated studies point to artificial and no- and low-calorie sweeteners actually causing weight gain. It appears that once we get a hit of sweet taste without the calories, it increases our food cravings, and we eat more.
For diabetics, sugar substitutes are a necessary and pleasurable alternative. For those trying to shave a few calories out of their daily diet, the occasional diet soft drink or artificially sweetened cup of coffee is fine, and lower-calorie xylitol is a great option for baking. As for those who habitually use artificial sweeteners to lose weight—yet without success—the path to actual weight loss may be the counterintuitive one: making peace with sugar.
Pam Anderson is a New York Times best-selling author. She's working on a new volume with her two daughters. The three of them blog at threemanycooks. All rights reserved. Natural Sweeteners As a category, natural sweeteners are a less processed, better-for-you-option than fructose. Here's how the artificial sweeteners stack up in baking. Brand names: NutraSweet, Equal, Sugar Twin, and the lesser-known brands Spoonful and Equal-Measure Used for baking: Some sources said yes; others said heat caused it to lose its sweetness.
Brand name: Neotame not available to consumers Used for baking: It is said to be much more stable than aspartame for baking and cooking. Brand name: Splenda Used for baking: Splenda is popular because it can retain its natural sweetness when heated to high temperatures. Dietary Supplements Stevia is a virtually calorie-free sweetener that is times sweeter than sugar; it has been used for centuries as a sweetener in South America.
Brand names: Truvia, PureVia, SweetLeaf, Rebiana, Sun Crystals a stevia-sugar blend Used for baking: Yes, but like many of the artificial sweeteners, pure stevia doesn't have the bulk to deliver appealing baked goods. Brand name: Nectresse actually a blend of monk fruit, erythritol, sugar, and molasses Used for baking: Yes. Sugar Alcohols Not all non-nutritive sweeteners are artificial. Brand names: ZSweet, Sweet Simplicity, Zero Used for baking: Yes—the erythritol-sweetened cake was a runner-up in my personal baking contest.
The New Hybrid Tagatose is a new naturally occurring sweetener found in milk. Brand name: PreSweet Used in baking: Yes. Conclusion: Weighing Risks and Benefits Although no hard link between artificial sweeteners and cancer has been established, suspicions linger from the famous s experiment showing that lab animals given extremely high doses of a cyclamate-saccharine combination were prone to bladder cancer. Share Tweet Email. Why it's so hard to treat pain in infants. This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city.
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