Why does the yacon syrup taste and look different than the the syrup at the health food store?
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Before I could finish the second bottle, a fine sugary substance settled to the bottom and I could only get it out by keeping the bottle lying on its side and poking it with a knife. I got the last bits out with hot coffee. It wasn't very sweet, though it was a very nice flavor, like brown sugar but the 2 bottles certainly didn't help with weight loss. I won't try any more yacon syrup, if that's what it was.
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According to www.sugar-and-sweetness-guide.com the glycemic index of Yacon syrup is 1. I'm not sure how you valuate sweetness level - to me the syrup tastes like brown sugar. I can take a straight teaspoon full if I don't feel like mixing it into my tea no problem...probably wouldn't be able to do that so easily with a teaspoon full of white sugar.
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Hi Lori, this product is derived from the yacon root. It looks very similar to a sweet potato and the actual root has a sweet taste even though it is low glycemic. The syrup is manufactured from the carbohydrates in the yacon root, and extracted so that it is highest in FOS inulin fiber which promotes probiotic health and metabolic maintenance when consumed.
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I'm not sure what the technical difference is but they definitely do not taste the same.
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Hi! This yacon syrup is thicker than many others, therefore it has more calories (albeit a very small amount). It is sweeter and more concentrated and has a higher concentration of FOS inulin fiber in it, which makes it a thicker, more viscous liquid. This is a good thing if your goal is to maximize FOS content, which benefits digestion, probiotic health and also boosts metabolic rate. It's also ideal for cooking if you choose to use this as a natural sweetener in cookies or desserts, since a little goes a long way. Many also rate the thicker yacon syrups to have a better taste since they are more concentrated. These types of products tend to have an overall negative effect calorie wise, meaning that ingesting them up a certain amount can actually take more calories to utilize and have an overall negative caloric affect. So if you consume a teaspoon which is 13 calories, it might take 4 calories to fire up your digestive system to process these calories and it may also boost your metabolism by 4 calories and improve your gut health so that other meals are better absorbed and digested (nutrient utilization from increased probiotic activity). You may also feel better and become more active from improved gut health, etc. so don't focus too much on the calories because they are quite insignificant when this is mainly FOS inulin fiber with so many other benefits! These are just estimates and everybody's body is different, but I'm using them to help illustrate that calories in don't always equal calories out with certain macros.
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Other syrups are colored by additional food coloring. This is the only brand that I could find that doesnt use "fake" food coloring.But I cannot comment on color!
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I hope I didn't mislead you, I just realized there is another new can. The taste is a little different. I think a little less sweet, and sort of a tartness to the flavor. I still like it, and soon I probabably won't notice. I may just be resistant to change, but I think I liked the old one a little better. Kirk
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Hi, I think you must have seen this somewhere else that had a typo, Yacon Syrup definitely does not contain Bacon ;)
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Yes, it does taste like Hibiscus. I believe the company might also make syrup.
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I went to a naturopathic physician and showed them this product that I got from COSTCO. They said it was good and to keep taking it. BUT, I wouldn't buy it from here on Amazon. The one I got was a beat up package and the product tasted VERY different even though the flavor was the same and it was not expired. I returned it and got it at Costco and it tasted normally. What I got seemed to POSSIBLY be a "knock off" but I couldn't be 100% sure. I didn't want to risk continuing to take something toxic.
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As far as I am concerned this is not a good quality yacon syrup, it is much thinner than other organic brands I have purchased.
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Yacon Syrup - 100% Pure - Metabolism Booster - All Natural Weight Loss - Raw Yacon Syrup -8 fl oz
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Oops, that was for the Syrup that I have too. The sauce ingredients are: Purified water, vegetable glycerine, polydextrose, maltodextrin, heavy cream, cocoa butter, modified food starch, natural flavor, salt, soy lecithin, mono-and diglycerides, potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), carrageenan, xanthan gum, pectin, sucralose (SPLENDA brand).
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They don't taste similar. Coffee mate is a creamer, the syrup is not. You would also need half and half or heavy whipping cream if u want the creamer effect. The syrup has a slightly chocolate flavor in addition to the peppermint - like a chocolate peppermint patty. I think it tastes pretty good :)
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With any of the brands of authentic Yacon syrup that I have tried, I find it is necessary to shake it vigorously before every use. I also flip it upside down after every other use to keep the solids thoroughly mixed. If you don't do that from day one, what you describe happens. When that has happened to me, I put a little hot water into the bottle and shake it until it is the consistency that allows it to pour. Most brands do not say "refrigerate after opening" though I think this brand may say that. I do not refrigerate mine because it does make it much harder to shake and remove from the bottle.
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Unfortunately, the ingredients and label of this product has changed. The label on my bottle which I just received lists 55 mg of anise seed powder. Note that it also lists 2.6 mg of stevia leaf powder. The other ingredients now show xylitol (a sugar alcohol) instead of dextrose (which is an isomer of glucose). While licorice is very sweet, it is the glycyrrhizin that is sweet. After they remove it to avoid side effects like high blood pressure, I guess they need to add something sweet back to make it palatable. Maybe it is also what makes licorice taste like licorice, which would explain their adding anise powder. Unfortunately, the ingredients and label of this product has changed. The label on my bottle which I just received lists 55 mg of anise seed powder. Note that it also lists 2.6 mg of stevia leaf powder. The other ingredients now show xylitol (a sugar alcohol) instead of dextrose (which is an isomer of glucose). While licorice is very sweet, it is the glycyrrhizin that is sweet. After they remove it to avoid side effects like high blood pressure, I guess they need to add something sweet back to make it palatable. Maybe it is also what makes licorice taste like licorice, which would explain... » Read More Unfortunately, the ingredients and label of this product has changed. The label on my bottle which I just received lists 55 mg of anise seed powder. Note that it also lists 2.6 mg of stevia leaf powder. The other ingredients now show xylitol (a sugar alcohol) instead of dextrose (which is an isomer of glucose). While licorice is very sweet, it is the glycyrrhizin that is sweet. After they remove it to avoid side effects like high blood pressure, I guess they need to add something sweet back to make it palatable. Maybe it is also what makes licorice taste like licorice, which would explain their adding anise powder. « Show Less
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We source the yacon from Peru and manufacture the syrup in the US followed very strict cGMP standards. Our syrup is thick and dark.