- Low Glycemic, All-Purpose Sweetener made from the nectar of the blue agave .
- 100% pure Blue Agave; USDA .
- Non GMO Project Verified & Fair Trade Certified.
- Gluten Free, Vegan, Kosher.
- 23.5 oz bottle of Wholesome Blue Agave, 6 pack.
Wholesome Blue Agave is a 100% pure natural low glycemic
sweetener harvested from the core of the Blue Agave .
Blue Agave is ideal for sweetening beverages like coffee
and lemonade, or for topping oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, yogurt,
cereal and more. It is also great in smoothies, iced tea, or
cocktails as it dissolves quickly in cold beverages. Agave is
easy to bake with as well. Try it wherever you would use sugar.
Blue Agave has a Low Glycemic Index (GI), so it is slowly
absorbed into the body, preventing spikes in blood sugar. It is
1-1/4 times sweeter than sugar, so you can use less to achieve
your perfect level of sweetness. Wholesome Blue Agave is
now available in recyclable Green Bottles made from up to 30%
-based resin. These bottles are BPA free and recyclable PET.
Fair Trade Certification is Wholesome’s guarantee that our
farming cooperatives are paid directly for the agave grown. This
means that farmers can compete with factory farms, cultivate the
quality of their crops, send their kids to school and build
thriving communities. Thank you for choosing Wholesome!
About the Brand
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Wholesome Sweeteners brings the very best of nature's
sweetness to you and your family every day. Wholesome believes in
traditional ways, artisanal products and a very light
environmental footprint. After searching the world for the best
products, Wholesome has focused on the tropics, where the climate
and conditions are just right for growing sweeteners.
With Fair Trade Certified™ and natural sweeteners from
Central and South America and Africa, Wholesome is committed to
making the world a sweeter place, one spoonful at a time.
Company Overview
* Founded in 1995 in Sugar Land, Texas, Wholesome Sweeteners
supplies the American market the highest quality natural and
sweeteners from around the world.
* Wholesome Sweeteners pioneered efforts to bring sugar and honey
into the Fair Trade movement and was the first to bring Fair
Trade Certified sweeteners to American markets. Wholesome
Sweeteners now offers a wide range of Fair Trade Certified,
and natural sweeteners produced by traditional methods
from nature’s best resources.
Fair Trade Certification is a promise that: * Farmers’
cooperatives are paid directly (no middlemen).
* The members receive a fair and reliable set price for their
crops.
* The cooperative has access to loans and additional premiums for
community and business development.
* It’s trade, not aid. Cooperatives decide how the money is
invested; the only stipulation is that every member has a vote in
how the inves™ent is made.
Social Responsibility
The Fair Trade Certified™ logo represents Wholesome's commi™ent
to consumers that a fair premium price is paid to the farmers’
cooperatives that supply Wholesome’s Fair Trade products.
Since initiating the Fair Trade Certified program in 2005,
Wholesome Sweeteners has paid more than $800,000 directly to Fair
Trade cooperative partners in Costa Rica, Malawi, Mexico and
Paraguay. Fair Trade means that farmers can send their kids to
school, keep their land, develop the quality of their harvest and
build thriving communities.
Beyond the parameters of Fair Trade Certification, Wholesome
selects suppliers based on a demonstrated commi™ent to social
responsibility and community outreach.
Environmental Responsibility
Wholesome Sweeteners' ethos is shaped by a deep concern for the
long-term of the planet and all of its inhabitants.
The USDA logo is Wholesome's promise that we hold every
product to the highest environmental standard. Each product
bearing the USDA logo has been grown and milled to USDA
standards, without the aid of synthetic fertilizers,
pesticides, icides or s.
Wholesome uses traditional methods:
* Fair Trade certification includes a commitment to sustainable
agriculture. In recent years, unprecedented acreage has been
converted from conventional agriculture to cultivation,
reducing exposure to pesticides, icides and fungicides.
* From the seed stock to harvest, our sugar cane is cultivated
and harvested by hand and grown without synthetic fertilizers,
pesticides or icides.
* Wholesome’s cane fields are never burned. During the harvest,
trimmings are allowed to stay where they fall, decomposing
naturally, returning ents to the soil, helping protect
topsoil and ground water and providing habitat for wildlife.
* At the small mills in Costa Rica, Malawi and Paraguay, our
sweeteners are made simply and the spent sugar cane, called
base, is often recycled as fuel to generate electricity for
the mill and nearby villages.
* Deep in Southern Mexico’s jungles, honeybees browse on lush
wildflowers without exposure to antibiotics or s.