Wednesday, December 30, 2009

PureVia, Purple Sugar, and Demerara Sugar




We've already seen several sugar substitutes up close. Above is PureVia, a newer one derived from the zero-calorie sweetener rebaudioside A (rebiana). More lumpy crystals that look white at normal size.

Below is a photo of good ol' regular sugar crystals-- purple ones! These are for cookie and cake decorating. The girls used bales of this stuff for decorating our holiday treats.

Further down is a shot of demerera sugar. In this photo, the sugar crystals look like the giant stones of a sunken Atlantis roadway. I am surprised how un-sugar-like they look, rounded corners and all. I wonder if it is due to the natural impurities present in this type of unprocessed sugar.










Send me your suggestions for something tiny that you'd like to see big.


Posted by StudioSaynuk at 8:57 PM
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3 comments:

  1. Fyi, Rebaudioside A and Rebiana are not the same thing. to make it simple, Rebaudioside A (Reb A)is a natural compound in the stevia leaf, but Rebiana is a chemical derivative of the leaf. In other words, Rebiana is produced by stringent alcohols and chemicals on various stevia glycosides. Truly, PureVia is not really a stevia product anyway. It's mostly sugars.It is only 8/10 of 1% Rebiana and 99.2% sugars.

    I use SweetLeaf Stevia and am satisfied with its taste and purity. It has been FDA approved.
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  2. Thanks for your clarifications, erin. I hope you like the pictures!
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  3. Yes! The pictures are very cool!
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