Guest guest Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Greetings fellow SCDers, In my newspaper this morning, there was an article about a local company that is marketing and selling coconut sugar. Here is the description of how it's made: Coconut Sugar Coconut sugar is one of nature's best sweeteners. Farmers collect tree sap from the stalk of the unopened flowerbuds and boil it. As it cools, it crystallizes. The result is an aromatic sugar that looks and acts very much like brown sugar. Its pleasing, light caramel flavor sets it apart from cane sugars, stevia, agave syrup, and artificial sweeteners. Coconut World's 100% All-Natural Coconut Sugar is made by an award-winning Philippine producer. No pesticides are used in the growing of coconut trees, no chemicals or additives are used during sugar production. We guarantee its purity and its award-winning quality. The following link details its nutritional content: (http://www.coconutworld.biz/coconutsugar.html) I'm wondering what you all think about the legality of this. Obviously coconut and coconut milk are legal, but because this is made from the sap of the flowerbuds, I'm wondering if it would also be legal, or would it be more like maple syrup, which is also from tree sap (and illegal)? It would be neat to have a legal sweetener that more closely resemble the baking and cooking characteristics of sugar (like in meringue and candy). Kathy UC since 12/05 SCD since 7/07 (coming up on 3 years!) sulfasalazine 8 tabs daily Canasa suppository every few days for maintenence & prevention Currently symptom-free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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