geoff here:  there is a difference in sugars:  most fruits have fructose,
but cane and beet have sucrose.  can anyone expert tell us more about this
difference?  which has maple?

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From: James Crocker <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: [P-F] These ingredients paleo?


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>>From:    Don Wiss <[log in to unmask]>
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>>We are working on adding a bunch of recipes to the list's archives and we
>>were wondering about whether some ingredients are paleo:
>>
>>arrowroot - I though Ray said this was okay?
>
>Yes.  BTW it has less calories and more nutrients than other comparable
>thickeners, such as corn starch or flour.
>
>>gelatin - is this just boiled meat products?
>
>I think one kind comes from beef bones ground into dust (someone please
tell me
>if I'm wrong).  So, if you accept the technological level of doing this,
then I
>suppose so.
>
>>agar-agar flakes -
>Don't know.  Did paleolithic man use anything like it?
>
>>maple syrup - some argue this one should be allowed.
>
>I agree with others, in that this is where we are pushing the edge of
"paleo".
>Sure, it is natural, but it is also refined.  Also, just basically pure
sugar
>that has a distinct flavor.  No better than refined sugar for any reason
except
>a different taste.  Paleo?  Maybe, but if we are associating paleo diets
with
>any kind of health I would avoid it.  Then again, just a little is
definitely
>okay, for most people.
>
>BTW - a "sugary" treat that seems paleo enough is gooey dates, each with a
>roasted almond shoved inside.  We did this over Christmas, and I ate these
>(mostly) instead of tempting cookies and things.  We used raw, unsalted
>almonds, and roasted them ourselves.  Delicious.  Did paleo people do this?
>Almost certainly not, but a little once in a while seems harmless.
>
>
>
>James Crocker
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