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Posted 7/5/2012 4:59 AM (GMT 0)
Any suggestions for a honey substitute? I am thinking about going back on SCD, but I have dietary fructose intolerance so I can't eat honey, onions or fruits high in fructose. I need a sweetner substitute for baking. I think I feel my best when I eat mostly proteins and veggies.
Posted 7/5/2012 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
I am not so much aware of SCD ubfortunatly but I bake in general with very little sugar and try to find wheat free cakes. Im not fan of wheat free products on the market so I try to find recipes that didnt need to wheat help to begin with.

Ive come many recipes that included puree bananas. Like totally ripes. It's supposed to link the texture as well. I don't know if bananas are too high in sugar for you though.

Im aware also that agave is a good substitute.

As a french canadian I cant help but to suggest maple syrup ahah but im biaised here and it might not suit your needs.

I found an interesting article on allrecipe.com and here it is.

I hope you can find something in it

http://allrecipes.com/howto/baking-with-sugar-and-sugar-substitutes/
Posted 7/5/2012 4:03 PM (GMT 0)
Agave nectar, xylitol or stevia. All three are low on the glycemic index and I've been able to tolerate them well (honey bothers my system, too).
Posted 7/6/2012 9:45 PM (GMT 0)
I believe honey is glucose, not fructose. Elaine also says that you can have sachrine tablets occasionally as a sweetner. I think stevia on occasion is oK too.
Posted 7/6/2012 10:29 PM (GMT 0)
Honey is composed of fructose and glucose. The amount of fructose is higher relative to glucose which makes it hard for people with dietary fructose intolerance to digest it. It does not get properly absorbed in the small intestine which means large amounts of fructose end up in the large intestine. Supposedly, one in three people have fructose malabsorption. I try to stick with things higher in glucose to fructose because it helps digestion (glucose helps digestion of fructose).
Posted 7/7/2012 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
If I were you, I would go to the official SCD diet website and look on the illegal/legal list for a sweetner. Maybe maple syrup or maple sugar? I can't think of anything other than honey that is permitted.
Posted 7/7/2012 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
For sweeteners you could try saccharine and cyclamate.
Posted 7/7/2012 3:54 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the suggestions! I will definitely try them. I love honey just wish I could eat it.
Posted 7/8/2012 4:24 PM (GMT 0)
laurar, where do you buy xylitol?

sean88, where do you buy cyclamate?
Posted 7/8/2012 5:16 PM (GMT 0)
Madpotter, I get the cyclamate here.

http://www.globaldrugs.com/pharmacy/sugartwin.htm

Note that you can't by it in the US but they will ship here. Tastes really good. Even better when mixed 10:1 with Saccharine.
Posted 7/8/2012 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
As far as I know xylitol is not good for people with IBD.
Posted 7/9/2012 3:22 AM (GMT 0)
mindoverbutter- how are the scdolphilus probiotics?
Posted 7/9/2012 11:30 AM (GMT 0)
Agave and Maple syrup are illegal according to SCD. Agave Nectar is full with polysaccharide and Maple syrup is made out of sugar was far as I know but it's definitely on the illegal list. Just saying.

Saccharine is fine and so is Aspartame.
Posted 7/10/2012 6:16 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks, Andrina. I noticed that on the list. I also saw stevia is illegal because it's molecular structure resembles a steroid.
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