Organic Agave Nectar from Madhava: Review and Giveaway (Ends 6/2) CLOSED
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Posted by Dina
Madhava's agave nectar is a natural sweetener made from the juice of the agave. It is harvested from plants in the high desert region of Central Mexico, where many of the plants grow wild. Madhava's agave nectar is certified organic and kosher. It is also gluten and allergen free, and has a low glycemic index (GI) of 32. If you've ever had to watch your blood sugar, you probably know that table sugars and whole wheat products, for example, fall in the medium GI range. The highest GI of 100 belongs to straight glucose.
I was fascinated to read this description of how agave nectar is obtained:
The raw agave juice is regularly harvested from living plants by Indian peoples native to central Mexico. To do so, they must slice off the top of the plant and hollow out its core. Then the plant is capped with a stone. The pineapple shaped agave plant secretes its nectar into the center of the plant, rather than into flowers like most plants do. It collects in the hollow center for several days, after which the milky white "juice" is removed by ladle, one plant at a time. In a way it is similar to tapping a tree for maple syrup collection.
Agave nectar is very versatile and can be used to replace other sweeteners in baking and cooking. I found it dissolved easily, even in cold drinks. It is sweeter than sugar - I learned that agave nectar has approximately 1.4 times the sweetening power of white sugar. For this reason, you'd need to use less - ¾ cup agave nectar per 1 cup other sweetener. I did not try Madhava's Agave Nectar in baking but according to information from the company, its moisture retention properties are comparable to those of honey.
If you are curious about agave nectar, I suggest you check out Madhava's site dedicated specifically to this wonderful product. They have a variety of recipes that I personally plan to try.
The Giveaway
Madhava are generously giving away a sampler case with nine (9) bottles of Organic Agave Nectar to a reader of this blog! The prize will include all varieties I reviewed.
To enter, please browse their selection and comment below what product(s) you'd like to try.
For extra entries, you may do any or all of the following:
- check out these agave nectar recipes and share what you'd like to make;
- visit the store locator and tell us where you can buy Madhava's agave nectar near you;
- follow me on twitter and tweet about this giveaway – you can do this once a day, feel free to copy and paste: "Win 9 bottles of delicious #organic agave nectar from Madhava! #Giveaway ends 6/2 @aitmama #contests #win #eco http://tiny.cc/iaf5h";
- go here for additional ways to get extra entries.
Disclosure / Disclaimer: No monetary compensation was obtained for this post. I received complimentary product samples to facilitate this review. The opinions expressed in this post are mine and may differ from yours.
May 18, 2010 10:14 PM
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May 18, 2010 11:13 PM
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May 18, 2010 11:16 PM
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May 18, 2010 11:21 PM
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May 18, 2010 11:44 PM
i'd like to also try the honey- ambrosia.
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May 24, 2010 6:57 PM
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May 24, 2010 6:59 PM
I'd like to make the diabetic friendly pie crusts they mention plus other's.
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I have been using Madhava Agave for years, I love the Light because you can sweeten anything you would sweeten with sugar. Can't wait to try the Irish Cream.
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