Posted on 30th Oct 2010 @ 5:39 PM

Coconut sugar now in our chocolate products!

WHAT IS ORGANIC COCONUT SUGAR

A pure and simple (cane sugar) alternative that provides the energy and nutrition your body needs for a healthy lifestyle. Organic coconut sugar has an extremely low glycemic index, an extremely high nutrient content and an affordable price for manufacturers and consumers alike.

SUSTAINABLE HEALTH

Coconut sap sugar is derived NOT from the NUT but from the toddy / sweet sap (tuba). The unopened flower is thinly sliced (6mm). Sap oozing out from the bud is collected. The sap is boiled, and concentrated, to form granulated sugar Coconut Sap contains;

• 12 - 18% sugar
• Essential vitamins and amino acids
• Macro and micronutrients

Glycemic Index (GI) of Coconut Sugar

Based on Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) study on 2007, the GI of coconut sap sugar was 35, hence classified as Low GI food.

HIGH - > 70         MED - 56 - 69        LOW < 55

The GI is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on the immediate effect on blood glucose levels. The higher the number, the greater the blood sugar response. A low GI food will cause a small rise in blood glucose level, while a high GI food will trigger a dramatic spike Coco Sap Sugar GI Determination.

Coconut sugar produces a slow energy release, which sustains the human body through your daily activities without regular sugar “highs” and “lows”.

Coconut sugar has a nutritional content far richer than all other commercially available sweeteners. Nui organic coconut sugar  is especially high in Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc and Iron and is a natural source of the vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6 and C.

* Please note that some palm sugar on the market, in particular coconut palm sugar from Thailand, is also mixed with cane sugar and other malt-based ingredients…

We only use PURE coconut sugar. No cane sugar added. No chemical inputs. Just pure, 100% coconut nectar from Coco Nucifera.

SUSTAINABLE PLANET

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the World Bank has reported that coconut palm sweeteners are the single most sustainable sweetener in the world!

Why?

Because Coconut palms are an ecologically beneficial tree crop that grows in diverse, wildlife supportive ecosystems that restore damaged soils and require very little water.

Coconut palms produce an average of 50-75% more sugar per acre than sugar cane and use less than 1/5th the soil nutrients and water for that production.

Coconut palms can grow in severely compromised soil (just think of sandy beaches), can survive drought conditions and still produce the sweet nectar.

Many traditional communities throughout the world consider coconut palms the “Tree of Life”, as they provide a variety of accessible products from which they earn their livelihoods. The production of organic coconut sugar has the single highest potential for lifting these farmers into a better life while creating a net benefit to their surrounding environment.

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