Steve & Chris Clark wrote:
> Thanks so far guys!
> It's not for health reasons......a friend just refuses refined sugars.
>
>

Sugar is sugar.

The real reason to use any of these other sweetners is their unique
tastes. As far as being "bad" and having "empty calories", they are
really no better than plain old white cane/beet sugar. But they each
have a more complex taste, and sometimes texture than regular sugar.