| | |  | Sugar Substitutes | Home » » » » Stash Premium Agave Nectar Sticks, 20-Count Sticks (Pack of 6) | | | | | | | Description: | | The Stash Tea Company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1972, the company derives its name from an entertaining aspect of tea folklore. In earlier centuries, tea was a valuable commodity traditionally transported by clipper ship. The ship's captain often was presented with some of the finest teas for his personal use. This supply was his "stash," stowed carefully as his "private reserve." Today, the term still is used to denote anything put away carefully because of its preciousness. Stash Premium Agave Nectar Sticks, 20-Count Sticks (Pack of 6) is made from organic agave nectar, a vegan-friendly honey substitute. Simply pop open the ends to stir natural goodness into your beverage. Agave Nectar is a natural sweetener made from the juice of the Agave plant. It has a pleasant flavor and is sweeter than sugar with a consistency similiar to honey. With an approximat 72% fruit sugar content, Agave absorbs more slowly into the body decreasing the highs and lows associated with sugar. Its low glycemic index may be suitable for diabetics. Agave is also a vegan friendly honey substitute. | | | Features: | |
• A natural sweetener made from the juice of the agave plant, agave nectar is sweeter than sugar so less is needed
• It has a low glycemic index and is a vegan friendly honey substitute with a consistency similar to honey
• Box of 20 convenient stir-stick servings
• Just pop open or snip one end to stir into your tea
• Try it, too, over yogurt or added to fruit smoothies
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 7.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Just some info to help...Oct 28, 2009
By F. Dias
Just FYI, I checked the nutritional information on this product and it states it has 20 calories per stick. Each tablespoon of Agave Nectar has 60 calories so each stick is 1 teaspoon. So you would need three sticks for a tablespoon serving. Just thought I would throw that out there for anyone thinking about buying this product and trying to figure out how many sticks they need to use in their tea or coffee, LOL! I'm a two sticker;o)
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 good idea but messyAug 18, 2007
By Ruby
"Tuesday"
this ia a good idea; however, difficult to open. must squeeze/twist pretty hard & product oozes free - usually all over fingers. also, portion size is a bit too small. still love agave.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Awesome productAug 18, 2007
By Don't believe it just because someone told you it is so...
I have used agave for many things and find that it is a better alternative to sugar. It will not give you the sugar plunge you get from sugary products. If you are using this product in beverages please realize that it is not going to give you that same sugary, syrupy flavor that some people are used to from regular sugar or substitutes. It is a subtle sweetness.
I have served this product to friends, and those who are used to a sugary taste in their tea didn't care for it as much as those friends who don't use a lot of sugar. It really depends on what you are used to. I have no complaints about this product.
Agave is also better for people who have diabetes, as it does not spike blood sugar levels.
Don't pass up on trying this great alternative to sugar. It is worth letting your tastebuds adapt to the subtleness. It is also great for baking. Also, this is now labeled as organic, so another reason to try it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 convenient way of taking your agave with you!Feb 11, 2009
By Lauren L.
I was hesitant about this product based on some customer reviews that said there were difficulties opening the little sticks and that they (the customers, not the sticks) got agave all over their fingers... I wonder if Stash read the reviews and changed their packaging? I have not had this problem, and I'm usually *awful* at opening packaging! With these, I simply bite off the end (gross, I know, but I am a student and I don't/can't carry a knife around with me in my bookbag all day) and squeeze it into my coffee. It's a great way to have my agave with me because most coffee shops and cafes have not yet started stocking this alongside their poisonous sugar alternatives (you know, those pink, blue, and yellow packets). Keeps my blood sugar from spiking, sweetens my coffee--what more could you ask for?
Portable HealthJul 20, 2008
By S. Musicant
"Bermusicant"
I agree with other reviewers about Agave in general and also specifically this product. Know that I have a pretty big sweet tooth, and thanks to Agave I feel I'm slowly taming it. I do find Agave to be sufficiently satisfying -- with the right amount. And it makes me feel very good to know I'm not jacking up my blood sugar level with sugar, and that I'm not putting sugar (which I increasingly think of as poison) into my body. But you do have to use around the same amount as regular sugar, maybe sometimes less, sometimes more. Various mfgs. of the product claim you can use less. I have not found this to be the case.
Regarding the sticks specifically, you do have to squeeze fairly hard and repeatedly to get it all out, and inevitably some gets on your fingers. However, given the above pluses, in the absence of anything better I'm willing to settle for the drawbacks as opposed to putting sugar or -- quel horreur -- artificial sweetners into my body when I'm away from home.
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