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Sugar: More Than Just A Sweetener. Prepared by Robin Eubank, M.S. Barber County Extension Agent. Introductions. How many types of sugars do you have in your kitchen? Thinking of sugar, name a role it plays in our food. What are your experiences using nonnutritive sweeteners?
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Sugar:More Than Just A Sweetener Prepared by Robin Eubank, M.S. Barber County Extension Agent
Introductions • How many types of sugars do you have in your kitchen? • Thinking of sugar, name a role it plays in our food. • What are your experiences using nonnutritive sweeteners? • Have you cooked or baked with nonnutritive sweeteners? • Name a food you have tried with a nonnutritive sweetener. • How many calories are in a teaspoon of sugar?
Objectives • Increased Knowledge of • Variety of Sugars Available • Nonnutritive Sweeteners • Roles of Sugar in Foods • Experience an Example of Replacing Sugar with Nonnutritive Sweeteners
Types of Sugar • White Sugars • Table Sugar • Fruit Sugar • Superfine or Ultrafine Sugar • Course Sugar • Sanding Sugar
Types of Sugars • More Sugars • Crystalline Fructose • Powdered Sugar • Turbinado Sugar or Raw Sugar • Brown Sugar • Liquid Sugars
Types of Nonnutritive Sweeteners • Acesulfame Potassium • Aspartame • Neotame • Saccharin • Stevia • Sucralose • Sugar Alcohols
Cooking with Non-Nutritive Sweeteners • Sweeteners in packets • 24 packets equals 1 cup of sugar. • Less Total Volume • Less Browning • Mixing sugar with sweeteners
Functions of Sugar • Caramelization • Color & Texture Retention • Creaming • Delayed Coagulation • Enhanced Flavors • Enhanced Mouthfeel • Gelatinization • Gelling
Functions of Sugar • Gluten Development • Leavening • Longer Shelf Life • Lowers Freezing Point • Maillard Reaction • Preservation • Recrystallization • Stabilizer • Surface Cracking
Sharing Lessons Learned • Educational Displays at Health or County Fair • Presentations to Community Groups • Host Taste Tests at Community Festivals or Grocery Stores
Taste Testing Activities Yellow Cakes • Nutrition Fact Differences • Baking Differences • Taste Differences • 9 servings from a 9 inch cake With Sugar Without Sugar
Taste Testing Activities Drink Mixes • Nutrition Fact Differences • Taste Differences • 8 oz Serving Size With Sugar Without Sugar
Evaluation • Page 4 of Leader’s Guide • Mail paper copies to Barber County Extension • Available Online • http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NHQHWL6