Big Tree Farms Coconut Palm Sugar listed as 2010 Health Trend in People Magazine!

Big Tree Farms and our coconut palm sugar has been listed as a top 2010 health trend by People Magazine!  That’s right.  That magazine that you read at the doctors office has finally pulled their head out of the latest celebrity weight gain picture and are promoting the most sustainable and nutritious sweetener in the world!!!  Way to go People Magazine!  And thanks for being spot on for your trends!

Big Tree Farms Single Varietals Raw Honeys receive sweet reviews.

Lychee Blossom Honey was rated #5 out of 12 in March issue Saveur Magazine’s Global round-up of the finest single varietal honeys available!

Glycemic Research Institute issues warning on Agave Syrup

The Medical Advisory Board of the Glycemic Research Institute (GRI) made a decision to halt all future clinical trials involving Agave syrup as a result of the latest round of GRI Human In Vivo Clinical Trials, in which the diabetic subjects experienced severe and dangerous side effects related to the oral ingestion of the sweetener agave…

click here read the full alert - or -  http://www.glycemic.com/AgaveReport.htm

Coconut palm sugar

SweetTree Sustainable Sweeteners – Press Release

June 24, 2008

For Immediate Release:

SweetTree™ Sustainable Sweeteners is launching the world’s first certified organic Evaporated Palm Sugar. Evaporated Palm Sugar is a low glycemic, highly nutritious cane sugar alternative that provides the sustained energy your body needs for a healthy lifestyle. SweetTree Sustainable Sweeteners is launching nationally with Whole Foods Market in September.

In a recent study by The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), Palm Sugar derived from Cocos Nucifera (coconut palm) was found to have an extremely low glycemic (GI) index rating of only 35, making it one of the lowest GI unprocessed sweeteners on …

TASTE3 conference

Ben Ripple will be speaking at TASTE3 conference in Napa, California
in May 6,7,8th, among more than forty of the most compelling writers,
thinkers, chefs, winemakers, journalists, artisans, and executives as
speakers, hosts and 300 attendees.
http://www.taste3.com/speakers2007/_speakers.php

The #2 Best Tasting Honey in the USA!

Mango Blossom honey was given accolades online by the food paper in February, http://www.thefoodpaper.com/gifts/gourmetfoods/honey.html as The #2 Best Tasting Honey in the USA!