Is fructose the same thing as sugar?
It is a kind of sugar that occurs naturally in fruit and honey. Fructose is sweeter than white table sugar (sucrose) so manufacturers sometimes use it when smaller quantities are called for.
Other sugars of nutritional importance include glucose (also known as dextrose), lactose (milk
sugar) and maltose. Regardless of sweetness, all these sugars have the same calorific value per gram.
Do you have a recipe for a muesli with no added sugar or fat?
Combine in a roasting dish: 2 cups rolled oats, 1 cups wholemeal rolled oats, cup each strand coconut and flaked almonds, cup each pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds Place in a preheated moderate oven (180C) and bake for 25 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes to prevent the coconut and almonds from over-browning. Leave until almost cold then mix in cup sultanas (or other dried fruit). Leave until completely cold then store in an airtight container.
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