>>  And (2) it's mostly sugar, which as we know, is not
>> something you want to
>> eat a lot of in any form, especially highly
>> concentrated ones.
>
>You're probably right. But I think we'd probably all
>agree it would be preferable to refined table sugar.

I don't think so.  My understanding is that all sugars are pretty much the
same: carbohydrates.  If its name ends in "-ose," it's something you don't
want to eat a lot of.

However, this is not something I'm expert on.  Anyone else care to comment?