Sweetylight Yacon Syrup
#1. What is Yacon?
Yacon is a plant that grows in the high altitude valleys of the Andes Mountains. It belongs to the sunflower family; it has huge leaves and a sweet potato like root system.
#2. What is Yacon Syrup?
Yacon syrup is a raw natural sweetener that is extracted from the roots of Yacon.
#3. Why is Yacon syrup good for me?
Yacon syrup is basically three products in one. It is a low sugar, low calorie, low-glycemic natural sweetener, a powerful antioxidant, and a prebiotic.
#4. What are the ingredients of Yacon Syrup?
Raw Yacon Syrup and lime juice drops.
#5. What does prebiotic mean?
We have friendly bacteria in our colon that basically help healthy digestion. They are called probiotics and in order to keep them in our colon, they need to be fed with prebiotics.
#6. How many calories does Yacon Syrup have?
Yacon syrup has 50% less calories than honey and other sweeteners.
#7. What is FOS (fructooloigosacharides)?
FOS is a special type of sugar that we humans do not have the enzymes to break down properly so it passes through the digestive system un-metabolized. That is why it is considered a very low, almost zero sugar sweetener.
#8. What is the taste like?
Yacon Syrup is a very delicious sweetener. It tastes like molasses or caramel.
#9. Is Yacon syrup good for Diabetics?
Yes. We are even approved by the American Diabetes Association to be featured at their Expos.
#10. Was any research done on Yacon?
Yes, several universities have done research on the product and the subject in several countries like Japan, Peru, Colombia, and Czech Republic. The most extensive one was done by the Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, Czech Republic. You can find it under this link: http://www.cazv.cz/2003/PSE6_03/7-lachman.pdf
#11. Is Yacon syrup Gluten-free?
Yes.
Sweetylight Yacon Tea
#12. What is Yacon Tea?
It is a Natural Sugar Reducer Tea, made of the leaves of Yacon.
#13. Why is Yacon Tea good for me?
Yacon tea is a natural blood sugar controler. It has hypoglycemic effect which means that it helps to reduce blood sugar intake by inducing increase in the plasma insulin concentration.
#14. How often should I drink Sweetylight Yacon Tea to feel its effects?
Drinking Yacon tea 3 times a day for one month should considerably reduce blood sugar levels.
#15. How does Yacon tea taste like?
It tastes similar to green tea.
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