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The Ultimate Guide to Sugars and Sweeteners

Discover the Taste, Use, Nutrition, Science, and Lore of Everything from Agave Nectar to Xylitol
By Philippa Sandall and Alan Barclay and Claudia Shwide-Slavin
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The Ultimate Guide to Sugars and Sweeteners navigates the complex world of sugars and alternative sweeteners with clarity and insight. This guide answers common questions about sweeteners in baking, their suitability for children, health impacts including blood sugar and weight management, as well as environmental considerations. Featuring over 180 entries ranging from traditional options like honey and table sugar to lesser-known sweeteners such as Chinese rock sugar and isomaltulose, it offers myth-busting Q&As, baking performance comparisons, and discussions on regulations and dental health. An essential read for food enthusiasts, parents, chefs, and health professionals alike.
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This book is ideal for foodies, bakers, parents, chefs, clinicians, and anyone interested in understanding the effects and uses of various sweeteners in cooking and health.

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Today, supermarkets and natural food stores feature a bewildering variety of sugars and alternative sweeteners. The deluge of conflicting information doesnt help. If choosing a sweetener leaves you scratching your head, this handy guide will answer all of your questions-even the ones you didnt know to ask:

An all-in-one reference with everything you need to know about sugars and sweeteners-for any sweet-toothed consumer who also craves the facts.

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Today, supermarkets and natural food stores feature a bewildering variety of sugars and alternative sweeteners. The deluge of conflicting information doesn't help. If choosing a sweetener leaves you scratching your head, this handy guide will answer all of your questions—even the ones you didn't know to ask:

  • Which sweeteners perform well in baking?
  • Will the kids notice if I sub in stevia?
  • What's the best pick if I'm watching my waistline, blood sugar, or environmental impact?
  • Are any of them really superfoods... or toxic?

Perfect for foodies, bakers, carb counters, parents, chefs, and clinicians, this delightfully readable book features more than 180 alphabetical entries on natural and artificial sweeteners, including the usual suspects (table sugar, honey), the controversial (aspartame, high-fructose corn syrup), the hyped (coconut sugar, monk fruit sweetener), and the unfamiliar (Chinese rock sugar, isomaltulose).

You'll also find myth-busting Q&As, intriguing trivia, side-by-side comparisons of how sweeteners perform in classic baked goods, and info on food-additive regulations, dental health, the glycemic index, and more. Your sweet tooth is in for a real education!

The Ultimate Guide to Sugars and Sweeteners by Philippa Sandall, Alan Barclay, Claudia Shwide-Slavin is ideal for anyone curious about the sugar in their shopping basket.

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Ted Kyle praises the book for providing a sensible, scientifically grounded perspective amid widespread nutritional confusion, recommending it highly for those seeking clarity on sugars and health. Hope Warshaw comments that the guide is a comprehensive and accurate resource suitable for healthcare providers, chefs, and foodies.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781615192168

Publisher: The Experiment LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 December 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: The Experiment LLC

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Jennie Brand-Miller

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 450g

Pages: 288

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Alan Barclay Claudia Shwide-Slavin Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Philippa Sandall Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Alan Barclay, PhD is a consultant dietitian who worked for Diabetes Australia (NSW) from 1998-2014. He is coauthor of The New Glucose Revolution for Diabetes and a member of the editorial boards of the Diabetes Australia's consumer magazine, Conquest, and health professional magazine, Diabetes Management Journal. Barclay is currently Chief Scientific Officer at the Glycemic Index Foundation.
Philippa Sandall is cocreator of the Seafurrers blog as well as coauthor of several books in the bestselling New Glucose Revolution series. She runs her own editorial consulting agency in New South Wales.

Claudia Shwide-Slavin, MS, RD, CDE, has been a registered dietitian and a certified diabetes educator for over 20 years. She runs a clinical private practice in New York City, prior to which she set up and coordinated three diabetes centers in the NYC area. Her writing on diabetes and sweeteners has appeared in various peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller is a professor of human nutrition at the University of Sydney and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. She is acknowledged worldwide for her expertise on carbohydrates and health, as well as infant nutrition.

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