Question:
Does anyone else dump on Turbinado Sugar?

I heard so much about baking with Turbinado Sugar before the holidays, that I went out and found some. I tried making an apple pie using just 2/3 cup for a 9 inch pie. Apples and applesauce don't bother me, but a 2 in. slice of pie made me queasy, shakey, dizzy and feel just awful. I thought we could tolerate this kind of sweetener. It got the box down and read it more closely. It says it's natural sugar from sugar cane. Well, the Dixie Crystals granulated white sugar says pretty much the same thing. What's the deal???    — Teri D. (posted on December 30, 2002)

December 30, 2002
Turbinado is SUGAR - it should make you dump! It's just proccessed less, so it's a different color, but it's still SUGAR!!! Again, it is not your typical "sweetener" or sugar substitute, it is SUGAR!
   — Scarlett A.

December 30, 2002
IT IS SUGAR!! Most people who dump sugar dump the Turbinado as well. I think this is becomming one of those WLS folktales....sugar is sugar. This is not a sugar substitute by any means...sorry you dumped!
   — Linda 1.

December 30, 2002
A couple of days ago I wanted a peanut butter cookie so bad so I set out to find the best way to make one using things we can have. I searched this website and found a lady that has recipes and she claimed that Turbinado sugar wouldn't harm us........WRONG!!!!!! I am 6 months out and have been so careful not to eat anything that would make me dump(I hate pain...lol). I only ate a small cookie and boy did I feel terrible. I guess I learned a valuable lesson from this. USE MY HEAD.....IF IS SAYS SUGAR THEN IT'S SUGAR. And I also learned never to rely on everything that everyone else says here because everyone is different, What might make me dump may not make someone else dump. From now on I will be calling my nutritionist to ask about those things. So everyone should beware of the recipes that float around this site. They may not be such a good idea for some people. Please don't get me wrong....I'm not bashing this site....for goodness sake I live here...lol.
   — DRutherford

December 30, 2002
Turbinado Is 100% sugar. It just hasn't been bleached white and refined. it is not a sugar substitute. You may be able to tolerate fructose (fruit sugar), splenda, sugar twin, etc. Some people can tolerate the turbinado. Everyone is different. We learn with every bite.
   — Candy J.

December 31, 2002
I don't know where the rumor got started that we could tolerate Turbinado better than white sugar. It is the same sugar, just has the natural flavor still in it. I know there is a lady selling a cookbook that shows up on here every once in a while. I do use Turbinado in my coffee because I like the flavor but only one cube (4 g) for 12 oz of coffee/milk. If you dump (which it sounds like you did) it will make you sick. If you don't then you might as well use the white sugar unless you really like the flavor enough to pay extra.<p>I have had pretty good success using granulated fructose (fruit sugar) in baking. You can get it at health food stores. I still try to cut down on the amounts (like I limit to recipes that call for 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar to 2 or more cups of other ingredients). I made a really good pumpkin pie for Christmas with fructose and my daughter loved it.
   — ctyst

December 31, 2002
Sugar is sugar, one of the worst dumping episodes I have ever had was from 1/2 of a 'sugar free' cookie that was made with fruit juice concentrate. Your body does not care what the molecule tastes like, only what it's chemical composition is. I have had excellent results baking with Splenda, you might try a bit of it. Good Luck!
   — Cara F.