Agave syrup’s popularity has surged from a drizzle to a full-on flood. A product of agave salmiana—the same plant that produces tequila—this vegan sweetener is often marketed as being “healthier” ...

If you've ever gotten into making cocktails, you've probably heard of agave syrup. It's a sweetener produced exclusively in Mexico from agave plants, and the blue agave plant is famously used to make ...

In the land of sweet tea, a lot of southerners think the more sugar the better. That is, until the calories are added up. Two tablespoons of sugar have about 30 calories. Other WRAL Top Stories For ...

You probably know that getting too much sugar isn’t good for you, and that there are health concerns about using artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame. But we all want something sweet on occasion.

Agave nectar (sometimes called agave syrup) is an amber liquid that resembles honey, but has a cleaner, sweeter, even fruitier flavor. Not long ago it was mostly unheard of in the U.S., existing ...

A cactus-based sugary syrup has become the latest darling of the alternative sweetener world. Once mostly unheard of outside natural food stores, agave syrup - made from the same Mexican cactus that ...

Many health-conscious consumers these days understand that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a nutritional dead end. This ubiquitous sweetener contains a powerful slug of sweet fructose and no ...