Needless to say, sugar is one of the most harmful foods of our time and responsible for one of the diseases that have been increasing in the Mexican population: diabetes. Therefore, it is very important to know how to replace it in a healthy way with sweeteners of natural origin.
In this case, there are plants that are in your favor and that you can use in different recipes. Read on and find out what they are.
Sweetening plants to replace sugar
STEVIA (Stevia rebaudiana)
Properties: sweetener, hypoglycemic, antibiotic, vasodilator, antihypertensive, lipid-lowering, and digestive.
First of all, we have this sweetening plant, which is considered up to 30 times sweeter than sugar itself, a ratio that doubles when presented as an extract.
In addition to sweetening naturally, it has hypoglycemic properties and improves glucose tolerance, so it is recommended for patients with diabetes.
It is also indicated for people who want to lose weight, control blood pressure, and regulate the heartbeat.
STAR ANISE (Illicium verum)
On the other hand, star anise is an herbalist that improves taste, fights gastrointestinal spasms, gas, and flatulence.
LICORICE (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Properties: sweetener, digestive, carminative, antacid, anti-ulcer, and antibacterial.
In addition to stevia, licorice is also indicated as a sweetener for people with diabetes.
Not only that: it helps prevent annoying gastroesophageal reflux, bad taste in the mouth, meteorisms, and heartburn.
WHITE BEETROOT
Properties: sweetener, remineralizing, vitamin, hepatoprotective, diuretic, vasoprotective, and lipid-lowering.
Finally, white beets or beets are a source of sugar with 20% sucrose and are very rich in mineral salts.
It is recommended to relieve weakness, exhaustion, anemias, and convalescences to remineralize and vitaminize the body.
In addition, it is an adjuvant for liver disorders.
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