[Sca-cooks] Left=hand sugar
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net
Mon Mar 18 14:52:59 PST 2002
Date sugar is dried ground dates. The primary sugar in dates is sucrose. I
gather the concentrations are fairly high, which is why it will jack the
bllod sugar quickly.
Bear
> Then what's the structure of date sugar, (which, as I recall) has a
>glycemic index of 120 or so? I thought that monosaccharide was the simplest
>of the energy supplying sugars. Why would date sugar be metabolized more
>quickly?
> BTW, if you've been fighting all day, it's a 15 minute shot of organic
>rocket fuel, though I've found that olives can keep you going longer and
>better . . . Tapanade and pita chips are a wonderful nosh for the arming
>tent.
>
> Sieggy
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