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Rectifying Post about Agave

Folks- just a short and clarifying post about agave nectar. I talked yesterday with Felix, who told me, that my post made his mixologist unsure about using the product… and this was not my intention. Yes - agave nectar is not super healthy. Yes - it might be not beneficial at all [neither taste, nor health, nor cost advantages]. But it is not harmful, either. Yes - I even suggested before, to use fruit sugar [which is fructose] in a Mojito. Crystalline fructose dissolves much easier and faster in cold liquid. And lets face it, the alcohol in the drink, is much more harmful, than the fructose. The reason, why it is such a big bummer is, that organic and health stores, pseudo health products are using it to make things healthier than sugar - and apparently it does the opposite. Some of you might say, that agave nectar has a low glycemic index. And this is true. But this happens due to a trade off: the fructose can only be broken down by the liver - and you can imagin...

The next big bummer: Agave syrup is not natural, not good for you, worse than HFCS

First of all - sorry, that I haven't posted for quite some time. I am still in the process of moving over from the modern Yas Viceroy to the venerable Ladies & Gentlemen of the Ritz Carlton Dubai [JBR] - and for the moment I have morning shifts [orientation and familiarisation]. Today I actually discovered that I have a morning allergy [I made this up - but I guess, it would be an amazing excuse, for never come in the morning]… Anyway - besides of getting to know the new hotel, I am already in full effect with the overhauling with beverage menus. As in the Middle East, a bigger fraction of people are looking for alcohol-free drinks and ordering sometimes "paradox" things like virgin margaritas, I was researching, if there is anything like agave flavored syrup. Obviously the search engine results are full of references to agave nectar. But under the results I also found the very interesting website www.foodrenegade.com , which stated the question, if agave nec...