Comments on: Artificial Sweeteners

By: Rakhi Singh

Rakhi Singh — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:25:08 +0000

No stevia cannot work as a preservative

By: Rishika

Rishika — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:04:48 +0000

I want to know if we can use any of these sweeteners as a substitute of sugar in Indian sweets like in gulabjamun and rasogulla? Because in these cases sugar acts as a preservative and I want to know if sucralose or stevia can act as a preservative as well.

By: Blink and miss » Blog Archive » Do waqt ki roti

Blink and miss » Blog Archive » Do waqt ki roti — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:20:01 +0000

[...] are some serious health risks with the microwave method of cooking. Ditto about nonstick pans and artificial sweetners.This is what drives me to cook. I try to cook healthy as much as possible, but even when I [...]

By: Sangeetha

Sangeetha — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:22:18 +0000

I tried ‘Agave’(organic blue nectar one) in my baking recipes and they were great. I even use them in our Indian sweets. I started using this since my FIL has health issues and eats mainly low GI/load items. I did read that this is natural sweetner and is low in GI too. It is also 3 times sweeter than sugar.

By: Archana

Archana — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:57:54 +0000

I have been wanting to cut down on sugar as well, but started the “Sugar Free” – we get in India. My brother adviced me not to, as the long term effects are not known. I have read a few articles, including this, which lead me to the direction of not using it. I guess I might as well stop, and reduce the sugar intake in my cup of tea and coffee, which is about the only consumption of sugar apart from the fruits I take. My idea is to loose weight