Evaporated cane sugar (ECS), also known
as evaporated cane juice, is an important ingredient in Wholly Wholesome products.
Not exact matches
, and I think I used
evaporated cane juice as the sweetener, but I might have used honey....
This is very exciting to me because I love my
cane sugar and have often wished that I could be
as confident in my brown sugar (i.e, I wish that it also started with sustainable and traceable
evaporated cane juice).
Evaporated cane juice such
as Florida Crystals will work fine because it has the same ratio of glucose to fructose
as granulated white (about 50/50).
2 1/2 cups rice flour 1 cup potato starch 1/2 cup tapioca flour 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Gluten - Free Flour (we use Bob's Redmill) 2 teaspoons xanthan gum 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons sugar (
evaporated cane juice) 2 packages active dry yeast 3 Tablespoons of ground flax seeds 3 Tablespoons soy lecithin (non GMO) 1/4 cup olive oil 3 to 3 1/2 cups warm water (approximate,
as needed) 2 Tablespoons poppy seeds water
But replacing sugar with seemingly healthier, clean - sounding alternatives — such
as «
evaporated cane juice» — to make products appear healthier and more natural is misleading.
Be on the lookout during this challenge for: dextrose, maltodextrin, sucrose, fructose,
cane sugar,
evaporated cane juice, acesulfame potassium (sold
as Sweet One — often combined with aspartame or sucralose to sweeten gum, diet soda and other sweet products), aspartame (Nutri - sweet and equal), saccharin (sold
as Sweet n» Low), stevia (combined with sugar alcohol and sold under brand names like Truvia and Pure Via), erythritol (a sugar alcohol derivative of corn) xylitol, brown rice syrup (and other syrups), high fructose corn syrup (made by treating starch extracted from corn with enzymes to make fructose and glucose)-- and if there's anything on a food label that you think might be sugar, google it.
Only sugars from
evaporated cane juice can be classified
as truly «raw» or unrefined sugars (of the
cane variety — sugars can come from other sources
as well, such
as beets and fruit).
Pig out intelligently with Smart Bacon ® — a product advertised
as bringing «that hearty bacon taste into the veggie world» — and you'll get the following ingredients: Water, soy protein isolate, wheat gluten, soybean oil, textured soy protein concentrate, textured wheat gluten, less than 2 percent of natural smoke flavor, natural flavor (from vegetable sources), grill flavor (from sunflower oil), carrageenan,
evaporated cane juice, paprika oleoresin (for flavor and color), potassium chloride, sesame oil, fermented rice flour, tapioca dextrin, citric acid, salt.
We prefer to use sugar that still retains some of the mineral content and isn't
as refined (
evaporated cane juice crystals) but many different types of sugar may be used.
If you like the slight crunch from the sugar in traditional candied ginger, you can also choose to add a bit of coconut sugar or
evaporated cane juice to this recipe
as well.
Focus on simple, properly prepared options, such
as fresh peach slices with a dusting of Rapadura (
evaporated cane juice sugar) or berries topped with whipped cream made with a little maple syrup and arrowroot powder.
So, in addition to the obvious ingredient listings like «sugar,» «sucrose» and «
evaporated cane juice» keep in mind that these «natural sweeteners» still «count»
as sugar, even if they're marketed
as «paleo,» «low - glycemic,» «natural,» or «raw.»
You get raw sugar
as well
as table sugar from
evaporated cane juice.
Now anything with sugar in any form (it should be known organic sugar,
evaporated cane crystals,
cane juice, fructose and sucrose, and all other «healthier» sounding sugars are still ugly sugars) come
as a once in a while treat.