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    Agave

    Marion Nestle is a professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University .   Agave is an extract from the agave plant and is higher in fructose than honey or table sugar.  It is less processed than high fructose corn syrup but has just as much fructose.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Marion Nestle is a professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University. Agave is an extract from the agave plant and is higher in fructose than honey or table sugar. It is less processed than high fructose corn syrup but has just as much fructose.

    The full episode

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    The Waffleizer; Urban Foraging, Agave; Hot Cross Buns
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:21Hot Cross Buns
    3. 12:34Hamming it up
    4. 19:34Waffles are Dad Food
    5. 26:17The Waffleizer
    6. 30:34Urban Foraging
    7. 40:41Goat!
    8. 45:42AgaveYou’re reading this
    9. 52:59Top Chef Feniger
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    The full episode

    8 of 9
    The Waffleizer; Urban Foraging, Agave; Hot Cross Buns
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 8:21Hot Cross Buns
    3. 12:34Hamming it up
    4. 19:34Waffles are Dad Food
    5. 26:17The Waffleizer
    6. 30:34Urban Foraging
    7. 40:41Goat!
    8. 45:42AgaveYou’re reading this
    9. 52:59Top Chef Feniger
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