I just want to warn you about a deceptive label I found the other day. Unfortunately, I fell for it and spent $33 to buy what sounded like an interesting new sweetener. Fortunately, they allowed me to return it, even after I had opened the package. The front of the label said in big letters “100% birch sugar.” I know there is birch syrup, which is the boiled down sap of birch trees, which is much like maple syrup. And I know there is maple sugar, which is further boiled down maple syrup to remove the water. And so, I thought this was birch sugar that was the boiled down sap of birch trees. WRONG! On the back of the label, in small letters, it said “Also known as Xylitol…” Well, xylitol is not a sugar at all, it is a sugar alcohol. It never says on the label that it is a sugar alcohol. So read labels carefully, but also educate yourself. Most of what is said on this label is misleading.
