New No Carb Sweetener on the Market......

........something called "Swerve"........anyone have any experience with it?
A lady from a new local organic cafe type place. They specialize in protein
smoothies, they sell products and they are a restaurant....anyways, she
passed around samples of this new product and it really tasted good I
thought. Pricy, a lb bag is about $13. but for herbal tea I think it would
be great. But as always, any new products on the market, I am leery about.

Carol J

"Carol J" wrote in message
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.......something called "Swerve"........anyone have any experience with
it?
A lady from a new local organic cafe type place. They specialize in
protein
smoothies, they sell products and they are a restaurant....anyways, she
passed around samples of this new product and it really tasted good I
thought. Pricy, a lb bag is about $13. but for herbal tea I think it
would
be great. But as always, any new products on the market, I am leery
about.

Carol J


I googled it. Most of their claims sound similar to xylitol (beneficial
bacteria, all natural from plant sources). There are quite a few websites
about it. Googling Zeratol, their trademarked product brand, came up with
nothing. This is the first I've heard of it. Kinda pricy (I pay half again
as much for a 5# bucket of xylitol - and get a great bucket in the bargain
G) but if it's 0g carbs it might be worth it for some things? I'd try
it...especially if their claim of no intestinal discomfort is true...

--
Sherry
lowcarb.owly.net

Several folks from my local support group went to her cafe/shop today and
purchased it so I think I'll do the same next week. I've noticed lately
that my sugar free candies are giving me a lot of GI upset which they didn't
do before so it's worth a try..........thanks:-)

Carol J

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"Carol J" wrote in message
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.......something called "Swerve"........anyone have any experience with
it?
A lady from a new local organic cafe type place. They specialize in
protein
smoothies, they sell products and they are a restaurant....anyways, she
passed around samples of this new product and it really tasted good I
thought. Pricy, a lb bag is about $13. but for herbal tea I think it
would
be great. But as always, any new products on the market, I am leery
about.

Carol J


I googled it. Most of their claims sound similar to xylitol (beneficial
bacteria, all natural from plant sources). There are quite a few websites
about it. Googling Zeratol, their trademarked product brand, came up with
nothing. This is the first I've heard of it. Kinda pricy (I pay half again
as much for a 5# bucket of xylitol - and get a great bucket in the bargain
G) but if it's 0g carbs it might be worth it for some things? I'd try
it...especially if their claim of no intestinal discomfort is true...

--
Sherry
lowcarb.owly.net

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I googled it. Most of their claims sound similar to xylitol (beneficial
bacteria, all natural from plant sources).

Do you use xylitol a lot? Can you cook with it? I have some, but I have
found it to be really bitter if I put too much of it in something. My
oldest son wanted something sweet on his oatmeal and we were out of honey.
So, I put some on it, but got too much. It was awful. So far, I have only
really tried it in my red tea.

I haven't used it at all, I use stevia to sweeten my herbal tea and
sometimes I'll sprinkle it over a sliced peach or apple and nuke that for a
warm dessert.......this swerve product is supposed to measure spoon for
spoon like regular sugar though, which I liked the idea of. She said in our
meeting that Whole Foods and Wild Oats will have this product on their
shelves in about 6 months, they have already picked up the option to carry
it apparently. Which if I like it will be great, I hate driving downtown
for anything, not sure I'd go just to pick up a bag of this stuff........

Carol J

"Ann in Houston" wrote in message
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"UsenetID" wrote in message
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I googled it. Most of their claims sound similar to xylitol (beneficial
bacteria, all natural from plant sources).

Do you use xylitol a lot? Can you cook with it? I have some, but I have
found it to be really bitter if I put too much of it in something. My
oldest son wanted something sweet on his oatmeal and we were out of honey.
So, I put some on it, but got too much. It was awful. So far, I have only
really tried it in my red tea.

"Ann in Houston" wrote in message
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Do you use xylitol a lot? Can you cook with it? I have some, but I have
found it to be really bitter if I put too much of it in something. My
oldest son wanted something sweet on his oatmeal and we were out of honey.
So, I put some on it, but got too much. It was awful. So far, I have
only really tried it in my red tea.

I use it for everything and have found it to be the most like sugar of any
of the SAs I've tried - although I haven't tried them all . I measure and
use it just like sugar and, while it has a cool mouth feel in addition to
the sweetness, I've never noticed any sort of bitterness like I do with
stevia. The only thing is that we have quite a few pets and the AVMA warns
that dogs can die from its effects...so anything with xylitol in it we're
very careful not to drop or share...but other than that, I like it best and
have found it to be the most like sugar. (Anybody want a very slightly used
bottle of stevia? sigh...)

--
Sherry
lowcarb.owly.net

IMHO the best choice is the gray market sucralose liquid.

However: It is expensive, and carries a risk from being incredibly
unnatural.


"Carol J" wrote in message
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.......something called "Swerve"........anyone have any experience with
it?
A lady from a new local organic cafe type place. They specialize in
protein
smoothies, they sell products and they are a restaurant....anyways, she
passed around samples of this new product and it really tasted good I
thought. Pricy, a lb bag is about $13. but for herbal tea I think it
would
be great. But as always, any new products on the market, I am leery
about.

Carol J

I'm not inclined to put anything "unnatural" in my body these
days..........guess I'll pass:-)

Carol J

"Cubit" wrote in message
news IMHO the best choice is the gray market sucralose liquid.

However: It is expensive, and carries a risk from being incredibly
unnatural.


"Carol J" wrote in message
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.......something called "Swerve"........anyone have any experience with
it?
A lady from a new local organic cafe type place. They specialize in
protein
smoothies, they sell products and they are a restaurant....anyways, she
passed around samples of this new product and it really tasted good I
thought. Pricy, a lb bag is about $13. but for herbal tea I think it
would
be great. But as always, any new products on the market, I am leery
about.

Carol J

This new product has a cool mouth feel to it too, and that actually puts me
off of it a bit but not sure why......I guess cuz sugar doesn't do that so
wondering if it's so natural, why would it cause that effect.........any
opinions?

Carol J

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"Ann in Houston" wrote in message
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Do you use xylitol a lot? Can you cook with it? I have some, but I have
found it to be really bitter if I put too much of it in something. My
oldest son wanted something sweet on his oatmeal and we were out of honey.
So, I put some on it, but got too much. It was awful. So far, I have
only really tried it in my red tea.

I use it for everything and have found it to be the most like sugar of any
of the SAs I've tried - although I haven't tried them all . I measure and
use it just like sugar and, while it has a cool mouth feel in addition to
the sweetness, I've never noticed any sort of bitterness like I do with
stevia. The only thing is that we have quite a few pets and the AVMA warns
that dogs can die from its effects...so anything with xylitol in it we're
very careful not to drop or share...but other than that, I like it best and
have found it to be the most like sugar. (Anybody want a very slightly used
bottle of stevia? sigh...)

--
Sherry
lowcarb.owly.net

"Carol J" wrote in message
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This new product has a cool mouth feel to it too, and that actually puts
me
off of it a bit but not sure why......I guess cuz sugar doesn't do that so
wondering if it's so natural, why would it cause that effect.........any
opinions?

Natural substances taste different than other natural substances is my
guess. Don't know why a cool mouth feel would cause suspicion, just because
sugar doesn't do it? Maybe I'm reading your post wrong...but I don't expect
anything to taste exactly like sugar, except sugar.

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His,
Shrinkin' Sherry
lowcarb.owly.net