Volcanic Nectar's Blue Agave Nectar is a low glycemic sugar substitute that is 4 times sweeter than table sugar. You can pour it over pancakes or mix it in with recipes as a great natural sweetener! Recent studies of Volcanic Nectar's Agave have proven that Volcanic Nectar is Diabetic Friendly, contains no artificial fillers (like other mislabeled brands) and is the only agave that has been tested in the United States by an FDA recognized company to have a Glycemic Index of 27. Agave Nectar is an all natural organic liquid sweetener that comes from the Blue Agave plants in Mexico. It's very similar to a cactus. This sweetener is perfect for those of us that have blood sugar issues, want to avoid these kinds of issues in the future or just want to live a healthier lifestyle. As a general rule, you can use 1/3 cup of Volcanic Nectar's Agave Nectar for every 1 cup of sugar in your recipes. Volcanic Nectar can help you with... 1. Volcanic Nectar's Agave Nectar has been clinically proven to be diabetic friendly. Why is that? Because our Agave Nectar is Low Glycemic which means when you use our Agave Nectar to sweeten your recipes your blood sugar level doesn't sky rocket like other sweeteners. It's also an organic product which means you don?t have to worry about unhealthy chemicals or pesticides. 2. Volcanic Nectar's Agave Nectar contains Inulins which are naturally occurring oligosaccharides that are healthy for your digestive system. 3. Agave contains close to the same calories as sugar per tablespoon (45) but you can use 1/4 to 1/3 cup of agave for every 1 cup of sugar in your recipes thus reducing the number of calories.