Re: Chocolate too good to be true??

[Guest guest]

Try that all natural 100 % organic chocolate coming out of Oregon. I

can't think of the name right off the bat but it sure sounds good. Oh

yeah, Dagoba chocolate. Here is their url.

http://www.dagobachocolate.com/organic_chocolate_products.htm

Really sounds yummy. Here is a little info on fructooligosaccharides:

Fructooligosaccharides - FOS

Recently there has been a lot of attention paid to the carbohydrate

portion of the diet. The word fiber has become a rallying point for

people looking for ways to combat cardiovascular disease and several

types of intestinal cancer. However, another carbohydrate is also

getting a lot of publicity. Fructooligosacchides or FOS are a

carbohydrate that many feel should become a greater portion of the diet.

FOS are chain polymers of the sugar fructose that are found in a variety

of foods. The sugar units can be linked in a single straight chain or

can be a chain with side branches. In many cases small amounts of

glucose are also contained in the chain. Chemically, FOS is difficult to

define, because the length of the fructose chains can vary from source

to source. Therefore a FOS analysis of a food may report the total of

several closely related compounds. Inulin is an example of a longer

chained compound that is considered a FOS. The shorter (lower molecular

weight) compounds tend to have a sweet taste.

The size and complexity of the FOS molecule gives it desirable

characteristics. Although the simple sugars fructose and glucose are

quickly absorbed into the body by the intestines, FOS for the most part

is indigestible and therefore acts as a non-digestible fiber in the

diet. This is because the human does not have the enzymes to break down

the FOS as it travels down the digestive tract. When the FOS reaches the

large intestine and the colon, the bacteria that are found there start

to break down the FOS. These bacteria have the enzymes needed to break

down FOS. Bifido bacteria have been reported to use FOS. It is believed

that foods that promote bifido bacteria growth are good for the health.

How exactly the FOS exerts its beneficial effects is not certain.

However, increasing the numbers of beneficial bacteria in the lower

intestine, changes in the pH of the intestinal contents, together with

increases in enzyme levels that may be related to the detoxification of

carcinogens in the diet all have been cited as reasons to increase the

FOS levels in the diet.

Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

" Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal

and wakes in man. "

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> On May 27, 2004, at 6:51 PM, Suzanne wrote:

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> Did you notice the

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> *Other Ingredients:* Fructooligosaccharides, cranberry seed oil,

> mixed carotenoids.

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> What the heck if Fructool................... you know that can't

> be good, you can't even pronounce it....ROFL.

> Suzi

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> Lol...they are added to probiotics quite often- FOS- I think stevia

> too...good for digestion I believe. Do a search and see i am not sure

> anymore what the definition is...but I think it's all fine ;-)

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> I want some chocolate ;-)!

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am not sure if it is the same or not but here in Europe we have what

they call molasses sugar. It is very dark brown, sticky as all get out.

It is really yummy too. I use it for all sorts of stuff. I like it much

better than any of the other forms of sugar. Very full rich taste. Just

like molasses with the sugar left in and not refined out. I think they

are the same thing though just different names.

Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

" Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal

and wakes in man. "

@... wrote:

> Lol...it contains " raw cane juice " and dehydrated cane juice....I have

> a huge peeve about this kind of labeling.

> There is a sugar product that is new and i think actually is cool.

> many raw foodists are using it instead of other raw sweeteners because

> it seems healthier- organic Rapadura Sugar

> http://www.rapunzel.com/products/rapunzel/rapunzel_baking_rapadura.html

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> " Rapadura sugar is the dried whole natural juice of the sugar cane.

> Unlike any other sugar available on the market, Rapadura sugar is

> never separated from its molasses content, thus it retains all the

> vitamins and minerals available from sugar cane. Rapadura is filtered

> through a stainless steel sieve, producing a fine-grained sugar that

> is easy to use in cooking and baking. Third-party certified organic,

> Rapadura is grown on sustainable family farms in Brazil. Use Rapadura

> measure for measure as a replacement for refined sugar. Rapadura has a

> richer, more complex flavor than refined sugar because of its mineral

> and vitamin content. "

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> Interesting....

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> Has anyone used it? I have had it in some raw treats that were

> incredible.

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