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Pure Monk Fruit Extract: 2025 Sweetener Shop Guide (Read the Fine Print)
Discover how to choose the best pure monk fruit extract — no fillers, just sweetness. What to look for, how to compare, and why it matters.
Mar 239 min read
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The Ultimate Guide to Unrefined and Raw Sugars
Forty types of sweeteners come from this one plant—sugarcane. Wondering how table sugar, whole cane sugar, and raw sugar compare? Read this.
Feb 510 min read
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Sweetener Review: Erythritol | Is it Really "Natural" and The Perfect Sweetener?
This is your 2025 guide to buying erythritol | Learn 60 facts on taste, side effects, glycemic index, net carbs, cost, use, and more.
Feb 422 min read
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Erythritol Showdown: Powdered vs Granulated
I am often asked, which sweeteners contain erythritol? Which brand of erythritol is best? Erythritol granulated vs powdered? So, here it is.
Mar 1, 20236 min read
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What Exactly Is a "Natural" Sweetener? It's Not What You Might Think
What's a "natural" sweetener, anyway? Is it minimally-processed? Unrefined? Is it free of anything artificial, synthetic, and GMO? Read on.
Jul 4, 202010 min read
7,620 views


Guide to Granulated Sugar: The Favorite and Most Versatile Sweetener of All
Wondering why granulated sugar is the gold standard of sweet taste? Why is it so difficult to substitute it? Why do we love it so much?
Jul 2, 20209 min read
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5 Misconceptions About "Natural" Sweeteners You Wish You Knew Before
Most of us perceive a natural sweetener is minimally-processed, unrefined, safer, and healthier. In this post, I tell it like it is.
Jun 20, 202011 min read
2,903 views


A Complete Guide to Brown Sugars—from Unrefined to Raw and Refined.
Do you have a lot of questions about brown sugars that don't get answered anywhere? That's why I created this handy guide to buying them.
Jun 19, 202012 min read
95,896 views


Most see sugar as one thing. By law, it’s 40+. At Whatsugar, 80. I explain.
The term "sugar" is confusing as it has many definitions. By law, it means almost 40 sweeteners from only two plants. Learn what those are.
Jun 9, 20207 min read
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What Happened to Nectresse?
Just after 2 years of being widely available in stores, Nectresse monk fruit sweetener was discontinued. Learn what happened.
Jun 1, 20206 min read
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Here's a Quick Way to Learn About the Top 20 Sweeteners
Explore different types of beet sugar vs. cane sugar. A list of the 21 refined sugars with unmatched versatility.
May 31, 20206 min read
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Cracking the Sugar Code: 70 Different Names, Same Sucrose
Beyond the simple word “sugar,” sucrose has 70 different names on labels. Understand exactly what you’re buying.
May 19, 20204 min read
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Save Your Brown Sugar! Tips to Keep It Soft Forever
No more getting frustrated when your brown sugar is rock hard. Learn how to store brown sugars—unrefined, raw, and refined— indefinitely.
May 19, 20204 min read
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Cane vs. Beet Sugar: A Difference?
Discern cane from beet sugar is almost impossible, but it turns out some argue they have different aroma and culinary performance. Learn why
May 12, 20209 min read
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Review: Dark Muscovado Sugar
In my "Sweetener Review Series", I write about dark muscovado sugar. Learn all about this unique sweetener.
Apr 16, 20206 min read
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A Brown Sugar that Does not Harden?
Wouldn't it be nice if we had a brown sugar that does not harden? In this post, I write about two such brown sugars --- Sucanat and Pourable
Apr 16, 20204 min read
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Unrefined Sugars vs Common Sweeteners (Visual Chart)
I made this infographic to help you understand how unrefined sugars compare to table sugar, honey, agave nectar, and coconut sugar.
Mar 29, 20202 min read
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Organic Sugar: What Does it Actually Mean?
I went on a quest to discover all certified organic sugars sold in stores across the United States. Here is what I found.
Mar 28, 202011 min read
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Cane Sugar: Refined vs Raw vs Unrefined (Visual Chart)
After I found more than forty types of cane sugar in stores across the U.S., I thought it would be interesting to make a comparison chart.
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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Raw Sugar: From Turbinado to Demerara, Find out Exactly What it is
When in the supermarket, have you ever been puzzled about the meaning of evaporated cane juice, demerara, and turbinado in food labels?
Mar 26, 20205 min read
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