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From:	Jane (ool-45765a4d.dyn.optonline.net)
Subject:	Re: agave nectar
Date:	October 9, 2007 at 4:58 pm PST

In Reply to: Re: agave nectar posted by Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD, LN on September 5, 2007 at 5:01 am:

Agave may not be the "healthy" sweetener people think it is.

Agave syrup consists primarily of fructose and glucose. One source gives 92% fructose and 8% glucose; another gives 56% fructose and 20% glucose. These differences presumably reflect variation from one vendor of agave syrup to another.

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