Five Best Sugar Substitutes | Dr. Josh Axe
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Today I’m going to share my top five sugar replacements. Many people are over-consuming high fructose corn syrup and processed sugars, so I’m going to go over my top five sweeteners that you can easily replace them with. Although these sweeteners may benefit your health and are better than processed sugar, I would recommend consuming them in moderation.
1. Pure raw honey is great because it contains amino acids, electrolytes, antioxidants, and antimicrobial compounds, which can support your overall health. Honey also helps reduce allergy symptoms, is used as a natural medicine to help heal wounds, and is my most used natural sweetener.
2. Stevia. If you have blood sugar issues, are overweight, or have diabetes, then stevia may be the best sweetener for you. Stevia is a no calorie, all-natural sweetener that comes from a leaf of a flowering plant. Make sure you get the green leaf stevia.
3. Dates are great because they are high in fiber, potassium, minerals, and vitamins. The fiber in dates actually slows down sugar absorption in your body.
4. Coconut sugar. Organic, unrefined, coconut palm sugar is great for baking because it has the equal comparison of 1 cup to 1 cup of regular sugar in a lot of recipes. It’s full of potassium, electrolytes, nutrients, and has a lower glycemic index.
5. 100% organic, Grade B, maple syrup is another great sweetener to use in recipes.
The majority of regular sugar used is from GMO beets and corn, which is highly toxic to the body. Instead, try incorporating these five natural sugar substitutes to satisfy your sweet tooth while you’re taking your health to the next level.
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Raw Honey (0:52) // Stevia (3:00) // Dates (4:49) // Coconut Palm Sugar (6:42) // 100% Organic Maple Syrup (8:06)
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To Noe. Thank you 👍
a lot of people have been talking about monk sugar.
I would add mesquite powder and lucuma powder if anyone has ever used them
Thanks Dr. Axe. You've answered a question I often wondered about. You're much appreciated in all of your videos.👍🏼
I also did a video today on sweetners. ua-cam.com/video/ouViAmsM4pk/v-deo.html. My video is a tour at a local store on the best sweeteners to buy.
Hey man, I really love your health advice. You make a pretty good case in every video! Thank you for these and cheers!
thanks
I just bought the coconut sugar, and I love it in my coffee
i was told if u dont have anything good to say, then keep ur mouth shut. Dr. axe, sorry about some nasty comments written on some of your videos. Keep up the good work
Thanks for your support lemato lepupu!
***** People troll, because they have boring lives..
agree with you 👏👏👏 ..
thank you so much for your help Dr.. I love you.
+Mike Sylver you know he isn't actually a doctor?
+Mike Sylver can dr axe make a video on such people
Thanks so much Dr Josh for all the efforts you make to help fellow human beings.
We love you, God bless you
I live 19 miles west of Nashville; I love listening to you and Jordan!
YES! Monk fruit is on here! Thankyou! I've been through so many non artificial sweeteners and finally found one I finally loved!
Where did he mention Monkfruit? I use it a lot for coffee and baking.
Why hadn't I seen this awesome channel before? That's fantastic! I'm on my way to lose my weight and I find your videos sooo useful. Although I could give lectures myself on how to eat healthy and how to lose weight, practice is far more difficult task. Your videos raise awareness and motivate to give up bad habits and become healthier at the same time so wish me good luck! Thank you, Dr. Axe! All the best!
Dr Axe
I appreciate your videos. they've helped me with so many internal issues. thank you
So great to see dates being recommended as a healthy sugar alternative! We actually make powdered sugar from dates that you can cook with.
Can you share how you make powdered sugar...or where it can be bought?
I definitely want to make that and make my own date sugar
Dates are one of favorite food of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. He even recommended us to eat them.
❤️❤️
Alhamdulilah
Prophet? LOL!!
@@juaneato Yes, why?
@@Emsyaz What “prophesies” did he prophecy about?
Honey, Stevia, dates and all the rest are still sugar. Instead it’s better to use sugar substitutes like spices, i.e. cardamom and coriander. These two sweeten and add flavor. Rose water and orange water also add sweetness and all that I mentioned add FLAVOR! I encourage people to look for flavor instead of sweet. Sugar/sweet is not a flavor. However the spices and waters that I mentioned add delicious and delightful flavor to everything you add them to. Also, almond and coconut extracts are also great sweeteners. All that I had mentioned are great sugar substitutes and they contain little to no calories, no fat and some contain great health and medicinal benefits. While the substitutes may not be the same as the sugars that you mentioned in terms of flavor, we really need to train our pallet not to look for or expect so much sweet, rather we should expect more in terms of flavor. All that I mentioned are great flavor enhancers, as well as add sweetness. I hope those that are really looking to replace sugar get to try some of these suggestions.
There’s no sugar in Stevia.
I am taste impaired with just 15% of normal taste ability, so for me, sweetness and salt *_are_* equivalent to taste and are the only predictable taste enhancers I have.
@@alan30189 what about the maltodextrin that it contains?
@@albemar78 I am not familiar with maltodextrin, but that might be a reason Stevia has some negatives, per an article I read about it and the reason I quit using it, long ago. I now use Monk fruit sweetener.
@@albemar78 what's the best sugar substitute?
I already use all except for the dates! Glad to know I am doing this right :) thank you so much!
thank you, Dr. Axe, thank you for this information.
Wow, what a lesson! Thank you so much for sharing. From England x
If you appreciated this video, you may also want to know that while marketing makes you think brown sugar is more natural than white sugar, the only difference is that brown sugar is turned to white sugar by adding phosphate! And when it comes to gut health, brown and white sugar have similar effects!
Dates should be # 1.
Figs should be # ONE ☝️
Lots of fibre AND Potassium.
I used to think Dates were #1 until I went on one. Now it's considered #2 with a lot of gas!
Even in coffee?
@@shirleyannelindberg1692 date is purer and cleaner
Adrian Butler I eat my dates when they let me.
well done job Dr axe. .I follow your instructions always ..these are incredible. .Thanks Dr ..Thanks to have you. .
Very informative, thank you so much!
Thank you very much for all your eye opening information. About natural sweets: What about Date Jaggery? It is called Khijur Gur in India. This comes from Dates.
My favorite is definitely Sweet Leaf brand Stevia. Maple syrup, honey, dates and coconut sugar I would DEFINITELY "go overboard" with. There's something about these insulin rising sweets that are target foods for me and if I have just a little then I want more and more until I wind up loosing control.
Thank you Dr Axe i just watch your video clips recently i learn a lot from those videos because i have diabetes this helps me a lot in managing my blood sugar
I needed this! God bless you 🙏
Coconut Palm is the best alternative for baking, equal measurements to sugar. Easiest to substitute when baking!
Monk fruit also has equal measurements! I like coco sugar too but if you dont want the extra calories, you must use a zero calorie sweetener. Plus monk fruit is the ONLY brand I know right now that makes a powdered version imitating confectioners sugar! I use it to make frostings, , glazes and marshmallows.
I've been looking for an alternative to sugar. I swore off all artificial sweeteners a while ago. This was a eye opener. Thanks
I would love to know how that worked out for you if you followed this list. See my recent comment above.
Helpful information... I was looking for an alternative in general for myself and my family!!! We needed this!!! THANKS!!!!
Good, clear, accurate info!
Very informative! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
If you appreciated this information, you may also be interested in knowing that For overall health and preventative care, it's beneficial for everyone to keep added sugar intake under the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation of 25 grams per day added sugar. This is the same as 6 teaspoons per day!
I love all these suggestions! honey is my number 1 for eating raw, and coconut sugar is my number 1 for baking.
Me too🙌🙌
Same here
I love Dr Axe channel. very useful! and educational.
Thanks doc, highly appreciated!!!
Honey and dates are the main foods mentioned by prophet Muhammad. in fact when I fast in Ramadan, i only need 3 dates and a glass or two of plain water before dawn.... and that lasts me the whole day without any prblms of hunger or thirst. and then i break my fast after 13 hours... again with dates and water. i have dates in my handbag everyday. its my go-to survival food. :) I consume honey daily too. and Vinegar. i like dates vinegar. or pomegranate vinegar. rather than apple cider.
ramadan isnt really fasting --youeat all night
@donahough40 still fasting, but I don't no anyone who eats all night lol
I personally don’t like stevia, my favorite is raw honey and maple syrup of curse organic
I would add mesquite powder and lucuma powder if anyone has ever used them
pureeee fructose.
I used to like it then it gave me and aftertaste! Then I discovered monk fruit and erithytol! They're the best I'll never have anything else!
@@Ravi-ut7kk What do those taste like?
@@lessismore8533 Doesn't erithytol give gas and diarrhea? Sugar alcohols can do that.
Very well explained ; excellent video.
Wow Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing the knowledge! 💖💖
Josh, I love your references to Scripture! :)))))) Thank you for telling the truth! Also enjoy that you note research. Look forward to more of your videos.
Amen Sister, imagine living in the land "flowing with milk and honey" . . . S. Carolina
Appeals from nature aside, you have no concerns over the mutagenic potential of compounds in stevia?
thank you doctor Josh... for all the great information on healthy tips thanks so much.
Awesome video 😍 you’re the sweetest 🌸♥️ Thank you 🙏🏼🌸
I love coconut suger in my coffee
Which one do you buy and where please ?
May I ask why raw honey instead of purified honey? Thank you:)
Loving your videos! I have learned so much just by watching your videos
I’m glad you didn’t include agave syrup. So many people think it’s not too bad but it literally has the same amount of antioxidants as regular sugar and more fructose than even high fructose corn syrup
Only one problem, lots of people have to look at price, and the lowest price stuff out there is sugar you get a low price for a 5 lb bag. Now I do agree with you on everything you said, but most of the time the good healthy food is way over priced for the normal working man to buy.
Good food is much cheaper than going to the doctor
Michael Foulkes bullshit, as long as you eat it in moderation you'll be fine.
Unless Micheal, you live in the UK with the National Health Service. All this healthy alternative stuff is way more expensive here!
Michael Foulkes have u ever lived on 780 a month with paying lights gas and water shopping organically is out if the question it's like they want u to eat bad so they jack the price up and all we can afford is the bad stuff doctors for us are clinics or for someone like me who broke her back I am now disabled and well I'm blessed to have Medicare to pay for my doctors visits but some are not as blessed
Well cheaper than sugar is no sugar at all!
I really enjoy your pointers and your posts. You mention Stevia. How do you feel about Trader Joe's Stevia?
As long as you're consuming Green-leaf stevia, it's a great substitute sweetener.
Teresa Waldron Trader Joe's organic stevia is supposedly one of the best. I have been recommended to use that one by several health professionals.
Teresa Waldron
Thank you! Terrific informative video.
Thanks soooo much Dr Axe! Gr8 info on your videos!
Dr Axe Love your videos, very informing. And acknowledging God in the process, is an added bonus. Thanks for what you do. :)
best sugar is blended dried dates. thanks
agreed!
Vanderson Tonus Junior
How you dry them?
Maxim C. take the date stone out and dry the dates in warm NOT hot oven
Vanderson Tonus Junior great idea. Thanks.
KidRad
Thank you for all your work
Thx Dr. Axe I'm making healthy treats needed this information
First time viewing your blogs Sir and I tell clients my fave three sweeteners are the same as yours truly. I do like to warn folks about the higher level of fructose in coconut sugar however. Hence why it’s a lower GI food. I often combine these sweetness to get the best outcome depending on the food I’m preparing and who I’m making it for. Great video.
Thank you for that info Greenine
I am using coconut sugar for my coffee ☕ thanks I will watch it
I use Local Honey,Evaporated Cane Juice, Coconut Palm Sugar and Maple Syrup.
Very informative video thank you so much
❤️ you Dr Axe ! Thank you for helping and educating us !
If you liked this video, you may also want to know that The way that sugar affects the gut depends upon quantity and your individual health. If you’re struggling with candida, for example, sugar can make your symptoms worse!
What an intelligent and well spoken presenter you are. Thank you for teaching us how to eat more wisely and live better. You provide a valuable service. Kind regards.
Thank You Doctor! Need to know info. I shared this on my facebook group. Question: what do you think about LoHan sweetner? Please keep us informed continuously. .Blessings to you and yours.
Adaiyah-Zerah Baht Yahudah i
Thank you . You explain things very well.
Thanks for the useful information 🙏
Maple syrup is so good with coffee.
lol
+Hyper Horse I love the taste of maple syrup, it tastes good in coffee agreed
you are definitely not lying about that, i had it in my coffee yesterday
+MirandaPanda Never ever have thought about putting maple syrup in my coffee but i tried just right now and it's fantastic. Thank you!
Got to give this a try!
What about agave syrup and molasses?
Still sugar. Molasses is the sugar cane extract. It’s pure fructose and that is the toxin that so many people put in there cakes. I would suggest trying stevia or rice malt syrup.
@Zebra Lady75 It's low glycemic as well
@@chikon2883 molasses is actually one of the few sweeteners with a significant amount of several minerals like calcium, plus it lends flavor to cookies and breads. Maple syrup has a little nutrition as well, especially the darker versions. Honey has very little mineral nutrition but has some enzymes and helps with allergies if you get honey local to your area. Fructose is NOT a toxin, fruit has fructose...I think you are thinking of high fructose corn syrup which is less healthy but still not "toxic". Rice malt syrup wouldn't be much better than corn syrup.
Dude I love your passion.
Thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thankyou!
i have a simple question what is the perfect sweetner for a stuborn diabetic?
modesto vargas xylitol
Stevia for sure ✔️
My husband kept using splenda until I told him how bad it was and replaced it with stevia and now he doesn't like the taste of splenda! Yay!
Manuka honey is also good
Shajibun Nessa yes 👌
I learned that manuka honey is used for healing not as a sugar substitute
I learned that manuka honey is for healing. Not to be used as a sugar substitute
Manuka, very good n expensive
Love you ! Your advices are incredible 👍
This is great! I rely on spicing my food rather than try to switch the 'sweet source', but whatever works to get a cleaner diet for you is worth doing
how do you feel about organic cane sugar?
what do you think about about agave
Thank you so much for a great info.
thank you for the all the videos and for the amazing information .. Amazing ...
I've used coconut sugar in place of brown sugar for my cookies and it worked out great 👌🏻
coconut sugar is great tasting, unfortunately for me it causes swelling in me because it is a sugar.
Is Coconutsuger good for weightloss?
Bebo Shah DO A COMPARISON WITH WHITE SUGAR. I HEARD THAT COCONUT SUGARS ARE HEALTHIER, BUT MUST READ THE NUTRITION LABEL.
Sabrina Escobar sugar makes me swell too!
So Stevia is safe? I never add sweeter to anything. But there in a coconut water that I like that has Stevia in it
If you don't add sweeteners to anything, why would you want a coconut water with added stevia?
Completely. It's a plant. Most don't like the aftertaste. It has a very narrow range of what tastes good.
Sigal Smadar hahahaha, It's a plant answer as to why it's safe. All our major mind altering drugs come from plants too. There was no god making all plants safe to us, everything needed to be tested or used for such a long time things are generally recognized as safe. While the stevia extract is a new thing, sucking on leaves of the plant would have gone back in time. So minimal use shouldn't be a concern.
You know, I thought of that later, that there are many dangerous plants people choose to use.
I suppose I was thinking only in relation to the other sweeteners out there, like equal, splenda, saccharin, being lab concoctions.
Only sweetleaf brand is safe when purchasing stevia that I know of.
very good info. I am glad I found this video. Ill be using this
Hi Dr Axe! I'm so thankful for your channel. I've been learning a lot from you. It's been several years since you have made this video so do you have an update to any other sweeteners to add to your list?
It😮 9 hours since u ask and the answer is the list is exhausted..so no
What about one of the best, blackstrap molasses?
Molasses is sugar.
yes, but its a nutrient bomb, much better than honey
Yeah, but as far as sugar is concerned, its the same sugar. Additional goodness will not avert the usual insulin spike etc.
voltaspeeder17 it's still high in sugar
Bramble Q123 Atleast it doesn’t spike insulin like meat.
Many maple syrups sold at the supermarkets contain HFCS - before you buy read the ingredients - even if it says 100% natural etc. Always read the ingredients labels and if it says corn syrup - that means HFCS - which is made from US GMO corn. Most of the corn syrup and HFCS used by manufactures is made from the cheapest corn in the world - which is the ubiquitous - nearly impossible to avoid - US GMO corn.
Whats wrong with good ol gmo corn dont you need your daily dose of roundup and pesticides??
Exactly... if you want a daily dose of a nutrition inhibitor (something that prevents your body from absorbing nutrients from the food) - then go ahead and eat as much HFCS as you want... And oh - it leads to nonalcoholic liver disease and diabetes... and it can increase your chance of heart disease and cancer... But asides from this - it is hunky dory!
youtubeguy498:..LoL!!!..
Are you referring to maple syrup or "table" syrup? I've never seen maple syrup with anything added.
Thanks,Doctor, I was longing to know the substitutes. Now I aware of those.
Great information, thank you!!!!
I tried stevia but I get anxiety when I consume it :(
Then try monk sugar & the other sweet substitutes that the Dr mentioned!
Pilar Vargas. Your anxiety has nothing to do with Stevia. It has nothing in it that would be stimulating. If you're putting it in coffee, it's the coffee.
It's in the goldenrod family that maybe why. I cannot use it either
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Alright! Thanks for letting me know because I have anxiety and if it's like caffeine then I aint using it.
I Love Stevia! I'll have to try the Sweet Leaf brand.. Thank you!
I found the sweet leaf brand on iherb, but I can't seem to find "green leaf stevia" as it says in your description. What is the green leaf stevia vs sweet leaf's regular stevia? Thank you!
DiamondGirl Google is your friend. Based on a quick google search, green leaf isn't a brand. It refers to green stevia leaves.
Google no friend of mine. I yet to find it 😜
sweetleaf brand steevia is pure steevia (always read ingredients--they change sometimes) and has little aftertaste.
Healthandbeautygirl...What's better than Stevia is Palm sugar. Palm sugar is an unrefined sugar from the palm tree coconut blossoms. It is packed with vitamins and minerals.
Really loved ur information
Dr. Axe thanks to your info for the alternative sugar😍
Some of these comments are hilarious. So many questions instead of just looking it up on Google. I mean, it's *right there.* haha
I would add mesquite powder and lucuma powder if anyone has ever used them
People are over consuming high fructose corn syrup - HFCS? That statement is miss leading. Nobody buys just HFCS and adds it to their food like you would white sugar or salt and pepper. If you eat process foods, snacks, canned foods, frozen dinners, soft drinks, sodas, flavored teas, sport drinks and flavored water, they all contain HFCS added by the manufacturer. HFCS is ubiquitous in all processed foods and if you consume such things then you cannot avoid it. HFCS is a poison - and worse for your health than any other sugar. It is metabolized in your body differently than other sugars and makes you get fatty liver disease quickly. So the fault lies with the manufacturers just as much with the consumers. They only way for you to avoid HFCS today - is if you buy all the fresh ingredients and make things from scratch. When I cut HFCS from my diet I couldn't buy 95% of the items in the supermarket. I had to go back to making everything from scratch
People consume more HGCS because it's already added to a lot of every day things. It's in all soft drinks. It's everywhere, even in juices. That's how it's the most consumed, it's not a misleading statement. It's true. Nobody pours white sugar into their drinks because it "looks bad". Instead, they get drinks that already have it in there and choose to forget about the sugar contents.
I remember when I was young my sister, mom and I would make popcorn balls-
we used Corn syrup- I wonder if it was "high fructose" but it was before GMO's
came on the scene at least.
Great video Doc, I have Stevia in my home but Im also going to lean towards the honey now. Thanks
Good video. Thanks
Just don't heat honey up too much, right? Destroys the good stuff.
correct
Wrong. Go to *useSugar. com* and see what is correct.
Ari Lehnen we should heat honey under 50°C to keep all good enzymes in honey
Ari Lehnen if I use honey in hot coffee does that destroy the benefits of the honey or is it the same as using regular white sugar in that case
I think it's the temperature you need to worry about. The hotter it gets the less beneficial it is. Honey in hot coffee would probably be just like regular sugar. But, don't quote me on that.
Stevia with artificial flavors???? Come on! That ain't healthy...
G: Right! I like stevia but not the stevia with added fruit flavors!
Giutubo Spatubo, i know this is an OLD video and I just came across it, But WHERE in this Stevia talk did you hear the word "ARTIFICIAL" mentioned ?? There are also a lot of natural sweeteners that are NOT harmful! My preference is imported BOLIVIA stevia which does not have a bitter after taste, just my ignorant opinion of course! . . . . S. Carolina
Dixie Wishbone even I use stevia it looks fine to me
@@dixiewishbone5582 In minute 3.55, it mentions different flavors, like chocolate, raspberry, etc. those are artificial flavors.
@@giutubospatubo1546 I still did NOT hear ARTIFICIAL flavors mentioned @ 3:55??? Raspberry, vanilla, etc. can be extracted naturally and infused or dehydrated and added. I buy fresh raspberries and use them in multiple ways and I also buy vanilla beans and make my own natural flavoring, delicious as well, and use it in a lot of foods. - If I am wrong in all of this I guess you win . . . . take a bow!
Thank you very informative information!
Thank you so much! Definitely needed this!
If you appreciated this video, you may also want to know that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends consuming no more than 25 grams per day (or 6 teaspoons) of added sugar. This is the amount of added sugar found in 1 cup of most orange juices, 1 container of yogurt, a 3 inch donut 2 tablespoons of honey barbecue sauce, or ½ a small brownie!
What about organic cane sugar?
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO.
omg if its honey 🍯 then look into manuka!
daaayuuum it's another level
kenny sharp Manuka is top of the line A grade honey, produced only in New Zealand. It's the best honey in the world
Ikr but always remember it's only safe to use for short periods of time and also never go above 15methoglyoxal for any extended prolonged periods of time..
Thanks for the info, appreciate it
I use mountain honey from Spain the darker it is the more medicinal but way less tastey.. If you gonna choose manuka to use daily then only get 6/10 or maybe 14 + anything above is too rich and should only be used by holistic docs ;)
kenny sharp manuka is over rated. pls check trust me I'm a doctor
Thanks for the information brother stay blessed
Thank you so much I'll surely substitute it with my regular sugars inspired me a lot thank you once again
For some people the cost of these substitutes are too high to consider
+Bella Snid WELL DO YOU PREFER TO SPEND $10 NOW ? OR 100000$ LATER?
+Josiphia Rizado : very good point. I like raw honey, agave and brown rice syrup
+Bella Snid
I know it has good flavour, but you want to stay away from agave. That stuff will spike your blood sugar almost as bad as HFCS.
Using agave and brown rice syrup are both worse than using plain white sugar. At least brown sugar is better, and not pricey.
from my research, agave is identicle to high frucose corn syrup.
The best alternative to sugar for me was cinnamon lol . But the best alternative is none because your taste buds will get use to it amnd most of these will spike insulin level and MIGHT cause some to gain weight. Still a great list if you have a sweet tooth like me GREAT VIDEO.
Whaaaaaat. Cinnamon is not sweet at all????
DR AXE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK THOSE HATERS ARE SCARED OF LIVING AND GOOD LIFE . GOD BLESS YOU DOC.
Thanks so much for the information. I am curious about erithrytol, do you have an opinion on that? I use it in combination with stevia for baking mostly.