Comments on: Is Agave Nectar Safe?

By: christina

christina — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:53:08 +0000

Hey! Here’s a link to a written interview given by the president of the Madhava Agave Company, VERY insightful and almost a rebutle to the Rami Nagel article. I really liked it, and it made me feel safe about using my beloved agave nectar again

http://stanford.wellsphere.com/healthy-eating-article/madhava-s-craig-gerbore-responds-to-agave-nectar-controversy-here/584480

By: Loli Owl

Loli Owl — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:12:24 +0000

I like using agave instead of honey in teas and baked goods, but the last line about contacting the company to get information about their processing gave me a little bit of a stomach cramp. I wish there was less homework involved!

By: sustainable living

sustainable living — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:05:43 +0000

So many products I love now (mostly chocolate) use Agave Nectar to sweeten them instead of sugar or HFCS. I am wondering now if I need to find out who their supplier is to see if it really is in fact raw, organic and minimally processed. Its a shame it isn’t regulated very well.

By: sustainable living

sustainable living — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:03:26 +0000

Agave Nectar is in so many of my favorite products now (raw chocolate especially). I’m wondering if I am going to have to start checking with these companies to find out who supplies their Agave to see if it really is raw and minimally processed. Somebody always has to ruin it for the rest of us!

By: Skya

Skya — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:52:36 +0000

Check out Sally Fallon’s article on the subject. http://www.westonaprice.org/Agave-Nectar-Worse-Than-We-Thought.html

It doesn’t seem that temperature has much to do with it. They use GMO enzymes to break down the starchy center of the plant into it’s component fructose molecules. They can call this stuff raw and organic, but it is not a real food. Sorry guys, none of the stuff you find on the market is a real food. They are not tapping the cactus and letting the nectar drip out. They are breaking down starch with enzymes, just like they do with HFCS.
A sugar addict is a sugar addict, wants any excuse to get that fix…

By: CherylK

CherylK — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:07:14 +0000

I didn’t realize that there was such a difference…I buy Madhava and love it and am thankful that it’s one of the best. This really does illustrate the importance of reading labels but also the importance of verifying claims printed on the labels. Thank you.

By: Ricki

Ricki — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:03:29 +0000

Thank you so much for this article! I’ve become exhausted having to defend agave to critics who read Nagel’s article and take it no further.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:04:59 +0000

Does anyone know if the Wholesome Sweeteners brand is OK – I have the Organic Raw Blue Agave. The back of the bottle says it is produced at a low temperature (118 degrees F) – is that low enough? How do I find out? I love it and read another article that the bad kind can lead to obesity and was mortified!

By: Tanja (juice girl)

Tanja (juice girl) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:07:44 +0000

I’m really glad to see such an informative article on Agave! I work at a health food store and the Agave controversy caused our store manager to start contacting all of our Agave product companies to get the low-down scoop.

Thanks for sharing such a great article. I’m going to let everyone who asks me about Agave nectar know about your article!

By: Lori L.

Lori L. — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:06:38 +0000

Suzanne Specialities has a wonderful Agave, it’s organic and it’s in glass bottle instead of plastic.