Biona Organic Coconut Palm Sugar - 250g
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Product Description
With a rich butterscotch flavour, Biona Coconut Palm Sugar is the perfect sweetener for baked goods, desserts, and drinks. It is especially suited to everyday cooking due to its low melt temperature and high burn temperature. This organic product is unprocessed, and also has a much lower GI than regular cane sugar.
Ingredients
Coconut Palm Sugar*
Contains trace amounts of nut, sesame, gluten and soya
*Certified Organic Ingredients
Store in a cool, dry place.
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Nutritional Information
Serving size: 250.00g
Contains 1 servings
| Per 100g | Per serving | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | 383.00 | 957.50 |
| Fat (g) | 0.50 | 1.25 |
| of which saturates | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 92.80 | 232.00 |
| of which sugars | 87.50 | 218.75 |
| Fibre (g) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Protein (g) | 2.60 | 6.50 |
| Salt (g) | 0.000100 | 0.00 |
Product Ethics & Tags
The Biona Organic Coconut Palm Sugar - 250g product ethics are indicated below. To learn more about these product ethics and to see related products, follow the links below.
10 Reviews
Verified product owner
This is great sugar and I think is sweeter than cane sugar (I use about half as much). I was concerned about the association with 'palm' given the problems of palm oil contributing to deforestation. Great news!! - This is unfounded. Here's a response from the company (investigated by Ethical Superstore):
Biona has advised of the following: There is no deforestation in regards to the coconut sugar. The farmers follow a process of taking only what is needed from the trees so that they can continue to produce organic products for years to come while minimising environmental impact. Collecting the sap gives valuable work for the locals and ensures that they look after the trees as they earn their living from them. It's a eco project which helps the local communities involved. The farmers use a selection process that is crucial for the longevity of the tree and to retain the natural growth and process of the environment.
Please see the process for the Biona Coconut Palm Sugar below:
1. A cut is made on the flower of the coconut palm and the liquid sap is collected into bamboo containers.
2. The farmer climbs the tree in the morning and in the late afternoon. He changes the bamboo around the blossom of the tree, and brings down the sap.
3. The sap is then cooked immediately for 3-4 hours until it is solid.
4. The sugar is then crushed with a coconut shell, sieved and put into bags.
Verified product owner
Great
Verified product owner
Great tasting product, this is one of the few types of sugars I'm still occasionally using.
1 Questions
Chris c asked this question on 23rd Jul 2019
Q: This product does not contain palm oil which is responsible for deforestation, but as it is derived from palm it is presumably equally responsible. It is disingenuous to credit it as being palm oil-free but not address it's environmental impact (or lack of).
A: Hi there,
Many thanks for your query and apologies for the delay. This coconut sugar is from the liquid nectar of the coconut blossom, which grows on a different species of tree than that from which palm oil is derived.
I hope this helps.
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About Biona
Biona is the leading ethical organic brand produced by Windmill Organics. All the products are organic, GMO free, suitable for vegetarians (many are vegan ) and are free from artificial additives. To achieve this they ensure 100% traceability, from farm inspections, raw material supplies, right through to the finished product. And the result? Consistently high quality foods, ethically produced with respect for the environment, for us all to enjoy.
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