Fructose and Agave

Agave Nectar, the High Fructose Health Food Fraud


Source: Rami Nagel

Another fraud uncovered - agave masking as healthy sweetener...

Agave nectar is not “diabetic friendly,” not raw, not a “100%
natural sweetener.”

Rami Nagel's article highlights the contradictions that agave nectar is in reality not
a natural sweetener but a highly refined form of fructose, more concentrated
than the high fructose corn syrup used in sodas. Refined fructose is not a
‘natural’ sugar, and countless studies implicate it as a sweetener that will
contribute to disease. Therefore, agave nectar is not a health building product,
but rather a deceptively marketed form of a highly processed and refined
sweetener.

Agave nectar is found on the shelves of health food stores primarily under the
labels, “Agave Nectar 100% Natural Sweetener,” (1) and “Organic Raw Blue
Agave Nectar.” (2) In addition, it can be found in foods labeled as organic
or raw, including: ketchup, ice-cream, chocolate, and health food bars.

The implication of its name, the pictures and descriptions on the product labels,
is that agave is an unrefined sweetener that has been used for thousands of
years by native people in central Mexico.