Healthy, all-natural and certified organic sugar alternative

AN ORGANIC certification provides assurance that no chemical food additives or processes that may prove harmful over the long run were used to produce a sweetener.

Unwanted pounds, obesity, and diabetes are some good reasons to avoid sugar and to find an alternative sweetener. But not all alternative sweeteners are the same.

A number of artificial sweeteners that have recently appeared in the market, for example, claim zero calories. The nutritional information to any product with zero calories, nevertheless, will reveal that these products likewise have zero or close to zero carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals - in short, no nutrients.

While other alternative sweeteners are plant—or fruitbased, they may cause side effects like bloating, nausea or dizziness. They are likewise highly processed and may have a bitter aftertaste, making them poor alternatives.

The best sugar alternative for consumption of a family must not only be healthy and all-natural, it must also be certified organic, according to Joey Villa, president of the Philippinebased The Churner Group, which produces Suchero.

This alternative sweetener has an organic certification from the US Department of Agriculture - National Organic Program and a Certificate of Conformity from EU (European Union) Organic Products. Both certifications ensure that no synthetic inputs or chemical fertilizers and other harmful ingredients were used to produce Suchero.

After all, some sweeteners may claim to be natural because they are plant or fruitbased. “But there is no assurance that they were not subjected to chemical and other harmful processes or do not include chemical food additives that may prove to be unsafe over the long run. An organic certification dismisses all those fears,” according to Villa.

The best proof of Suchero’s effectiveness and safety as a sweetener is its taste. Made from the sap of coconut trees, it has a rich caramel flavor and no aftertaste.

It is also rich in amino acids and vitamins as well as minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, iron and manganese.

“The human body does not produce minerals and these must be provided from food sources. Vitamins have little function without minerals. Minerals enable the vitamins to effectively accomplish its purposes,” said Villa.

According to Villa, health buffs especially those who join marathons take Suchero straight from the packet to replace their energy after a strenuous activity. “Suchero provides them the extra energy they need, but does not dramatically raise their glycemic index the way real sugar does.”

In recipes, Suchero behaves like sugar. “Thus, when a recipe calls for one cup of sugar, one may use one cup of Suchero without worrying about any deviations on taste. Preparing and cooking food is thus easy and hassle-free,” according to Villa.

Suchero is certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recognized as organic globally by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the European Commission (EC).

Suchero is now being marketed in major supermarkets and drugstores nationwide. It is now also being distributed in South Korea by a leading coffee shop chain and is now available in supermarkets in the US, Canada, and Netherlands. It will soon be available in more countries around the globe. For more information, visit our website www.suchero.com.