It’s like the difference between drinking a juice that has the fiber removed, it’s not the same as drinking the whole juice, fiber and all. It seems to me that our fruits/vegetables/herbs are a unique blend of nutrients that are meant to be used as a whole and not in fragmented components.

Again, I’m not a nutritionist, it just feels instinctually right to me. Thanks for listening!

A can of coke has 15g of fructose, a cup of orange juice has about 22g of fructose. Many people have these drinks on a daily basis and these drinks obviously have more fructose than just a teaspoon or less of agave that it would take to sweeten your tea.

I don’t know if high fructose agave syrup is as bad as high fructose corn syrup (found in coke, some juices, cookie ect..). The way I see it, as long as 10% of your daily calories come from sugar ( fructose,glucose, sucrose, whichever) than you’re ok. I use one teaspoon of agave nectar per cup of tea, smoothie or coffee three times a day ( total of 10g of fructose) instead of white sugar. This seems to me like a very reasonable way of consuming less sugar while satisfying your taste buds. I eat as much fruit as I want and stay away from soda, juices, pastries ect… Like Dave said above :

“Its not that they contain fructose, its how much you eat ” I totally agree: its not how much fructose Agave contains but your total intake of fructose daily.

The real question is : ” How is high fructose agave syrup ” metabolized compared to fructose found in fruit ??”

Remember, HFCS, regardless of what the lying chemists say, is not a natural source of Fructose. It is a man made molecule. It is illegal to call High Fructose Corn Syrup “All Natural”. I wonder why… Agave can be found both All Natural and Organic!!! Small amounts of Fructose actually help metabolize Glucose better, plus its low glycemic, has natural inulin fiber which is amazingly beneficial.

You have to realize that Fructose, all by itself is 100% Fructose! Not 6% or 70% as you are saying about other whole foods. So the only thing that matters is HOW MUCH YOU EAT, not whether you eat it at all. Also, the studies that say that excess Fructose can be bad don’t show those same results if the person is exercising and not sedentary!

I would trust the Mayo Clinics recommendations as regards to High Fructose Corn Syrup… it is poison. But really, Apples, Carrots, Tomatoes etc all bad for you? Stop it.