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Kilojoules per
teaspoon (kJ)
Carbohydrate
per teaspoon (g)
GI
Cost per
100g
Made up of glucose and fructose
No added nutrients
67
5
65
(medium)
$0.14
Traditionally used as a sweetener before
sugar became available
85
6
35-69 (depends
on type)
(low-medium)
$1.72
Produced from the agave plant, native to
Mexico
High fructose content (75%) gives it a
lower GI
66
4
19
(low)
$2.76
Produced from coconut trees in Asia
Claims to have twice the iron, four times
the amount of magnesium and 10 times
the amount of zinc compared to brown
Coconut sugar sugar
65
4
35
(low)
$2.30
68
4
98
(high)
$0.79
0.3
Not applicable
as it does not
have a
significant
amount of
carbohydrate
$4.51
Sweetener
Facts and claims
Sucrose
(regular
sugar)
Honey
Agave syrup/
nectar
Rice malt
syrup
Produced by breaking down the starch in
brown rice to a sugary syrup
Made up of glucose, maltose, and
maltotriose
Claims to be fructose free
Stevia
Plant based, non-nutritive sweetener
200-300 times sweeter than sugar
Often combined with a sugar alcohol,
such as Erythritol, so it can be used in the
same amount as you would sugar
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