"Janet Wilder" wrote in message
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I bought some of this at the grocery store's bulk and organic food section.
It claims to be 1 1/4 times sweeter than an equal amount of sugar and calls
itself "A low glycemic organic sweetener" on the label.

I used a little bit tonight in a marinade/basting sauce for Cornish game
hen.

Nutritional info says it's 16 grams of carbs per tablespoon The
consistency is like a light syrup.

I'd have DH test but I used so little (1/2 teaspoon in a marinade) that it
won't show up on the meter.

Has anyone used larger proportions as a sweetener? How did it work? How
were the numbers?

I have. I've used it in some raw recipes (it's purported to be one of the
few truly raw, vegan sweeteners), but I don't really like sweet foods so I
usually use far less than it calls for. Usually just a squirt or two in a
dessert recipe. I've also used raw sweet fruits such as dates. Now granted
when I eat such things I tend to eat only one bite as a serving and the
recipes always include fats such as coconut and/or nuts. I don't recall my
numbers since I haven't eaten any in a long time, but they were not out of
range. Out of range being 140.