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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
Someone pointed me to Xylitol as a sugar substitute, particularly for
baking. It apparently has dental benefits and fewer calories than sugar. This person said that she has even made a creme brule that turned out beautifully. I think she said that, in a recipe calling for sugar, she uses half that amount of Xylitol instead. Has anyone else used this, either as a sweetener or in baking? What are your experiences? I read that it can have a laxative effect in large doses ... that doesn't sound wonderful, but I wonder if the average person using it in normal situations notices the effect. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
I absolutely can't due sugar substitutes. Never have been able to. Splenda
maaaaybe in tiny amounts. And if what we were emailing about is a problem for you, I've read and read that sugar substitutes are WAY up on the list of offenders. I wouldn't do it. "Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... Someone pointed me to Xylitol as a sugar substitute, particularly for baking. It apparently has dental benefits and fewer calories than sugar. This person said that she has even made a creme brule that turned out beautifully. I think she said that, in a recipe calling for sugar, she uses half that amount of Xylitol instead. Has anyone else used this, either as a sweetener or in baking? What are your experiences? I read that it can have a laxative effect in large doses ... that doesn't sound wonderful, but I wonder if the average person using it in normal situations notices the effect. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
On 2006-04-03, Karen penned:
I absolutely can't due sugar substitutes. Never have been able to. Splenda maaaaybe in tiny amounts. And if what we were emailing about is a problem for you, I've read and read that sugar substitutes are WAY up on the list of offenders. I wouldn't do it. Well, the reason I'm looking at it is because it's not artificial -- it's sugar made from other plants, like corn and raspberries. It's called sugar alcohol, I think. It also supposedly reduces cavities quite a bit. I could use all the help I can get in that dept. I also can't stand artificial sweeteners. Splenda grosses me out. Nutrasweet? Forget it. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Well, the reason I'm looking at it is because it's not artificial -- it's sugar made from other plants, like corn and raspberries. It's called sugar alcohol, I think. It also supposedly reduces cavities quite a bit. I could use all the help I can get in that dept. Xylitol is a Finnish discovery, and is manufactured from birch syrup (at least it was originally). Many studies have shown that it is good for your teeth. Here in Finland, kindergarten kids are given a xylitol gum after lunch for their teeth. I don't know how to use it for baking, but I do eat Xylitol daily (in mints) and I haven't had a laxative effect from them. I can't eat sweeteners like sorbitol, mannitol and maltitol because they give me terrible tummy cramps, so if xylitol had that effect, I would probably have those problems with it. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... On 2006-04-03, Karen penned: I absolutely can't due sugar substitutes. Never have been able to. Splenda maaaaybe in tiny amounts. And if what we were emailing about is a problem for you, I've read and read that sugar substitutes are WAY up on the list of offenders. I wouldn't do it. Well, the reason I'm looking at it is because it's not artificial -- it's sugar made from other plants, like corn and raspberries. It's called sugar alcohol, I think. It also supposedly reduces cavities quite a bit. I could use all the help I can get in that dept. I also can't stand artificial sweeteners. Splenda grosses me out. Nutrasweet? Forget it. I don't know anything about Xylitol except that it's in gum and mints you can get over here in Asia. I've never had a problem with it in that respect. But have you tried Stevia? It's also a natural sweetener made from a herb. It is much sweeter than any of the other sweeteners and you only need to use a tiny bit. Not sure if you can bake with it though. -- Britta |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
"badwilson" wrote in message ... "Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... On 2006-04-03, Karen penned: I absolutely can't due sugar substitutes. Never have been able to. Splenda maaaaybe in tiny amounts. And if what we were emailing about is a problem for you, I've read and read that sugar substitutes are WAY up on the list of offenders. I wouldn't do it. Well, the reason I'm looking at it is because it's not artificial -- it's sugar made from other plants, like corn and raspberries. It's called sugar alcohol, I think. It also supposedly reduces cavities quite a bit. I could use all the help I can get in that dept. I also can't stand artificial sweeteners. Splenda grosses me out. Nutrasweet? Forget it. I don't know anything about Xylitol except that it's in gum and mints you can get over here in Asia. I've never had a problem with it in that respect. But have you tried Stevia? It's also a natural sweetener made from a herb. It is much sweeter than any of the other sweeteners and you only need to use a tiny bit. Not sure if you can bake with it though. I recall seeing recipes using stevia for cooking and baking. I have never tried it though. Winnie -- Britta |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
On 2006-04-04, W. Leong penned:
I recall seeing recipes using stevia for cooking and baking. I have never tried it though. Well, I don't want to use a sweetener that requires special recipes .... the person I talked to claimed I could replace any recipe's sugar requirements with half the amount of Xylitol and it would work out. That sounds pretty sweet to me =) -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
On 2006-04-04, badwilson penned:
I don't know anything about Xylitol except that it's in gum and mints you can get over here in Asia. I've never had a problem with it in that respect. But have you tried Stevia? It's also a natural sweetener made from a herb. It is much sweeter than any of the other sweeteners and you only need to use a tiny bit. Not sure if you can bake with it though. -- Britta I haven't tried it. I'm not totally on board with something "much sweeter" than other sweeteners, since things like Splenda are already intolerably sweet for me. Or what were those little pills? Yech! -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
I haven't tried it. I'm not totally on board with something "much sweeter" than other sweeteners, since things like Splenda are already intolerably sweet for me. Or what were those little pills? Yech! On the other hand, you wouldn't need to use nearly as much of it to get the same sweetness effect as you'd have when using splenda, etc, so perhaps it wouldn't have the nasty side effect everyone's talking about. Joyce |
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[OT] Experiences with Xylitol (sugar substitute)?
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... On 2006-04-04, badwilson penned: I don't know anything about Xylitol except that it's in gum and mints you can get over here in Asia. I've never had a problem with it in that respect. But have you tried Stevia? It's also a natural sweetener made from a herb. It is much sweeter than any of the other sweeteners and you only need to use a tiny bit. Not sure if you can bake with it though. -- Britta I haven't tried it. I'm not totally on board with something "much sweeter" than other sweeteners, since things like Splenda are already intolerably sweet for me. Or what were those little pills? Yech! I would much rather use something much sweeter than sugar. That way you only have to use a tiny bit. One packet of Stevia would last me for 5 cups of coffee or tea. This makes it very cheap and also you're taking in less substance. -- Britta |
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