"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Travis McGee" > wrote in message
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>>I have been trying a new sweetener - Swerve. I was looking for low-carb
>>recipes, and came across one that called for this. I looked it up on the
>>net, and ordered a pound.
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>> It tastes as good as any no-calorie sweetener that I've tried, and it has
>> a few advantages over the others. It looks a lot like sugar; it's
>> actually granulated like sugar, and dissolves much like sugar. It
>> supposedly shares some other attributes with sugar, such as the ability
>> to brown, and it's supposed to hold up well in baking, although I haven't
>> tried either attribute yet. It has no bitter aftertaste that I can tell.
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>> One offputting quality is that it absorbs heat when it dissolves, which
>> means that if you use it undissolved, such as just eating a pinch from
>> the container, you will notice a distinct cooling sensation. This is not
>> a problem if you eat it after it is dissolved in something. It's also not
>> cheap, as you can imagine.
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>> The SO, who is on the low-carb diet, likes it, although she didn't care
>> for the cooling effect. I hope to try cooking with it, perhaps even some
>> baking if I can find some good low-carb baking recipes.
>>
>> http://www.swervesweetener.com/
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> I can't stand the cooling effect either. I just eat the real thing when I
> want something sweet. Just not much of whatever it is.

At 5g a tsp, it's not really very low carb either.

Cheri
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