When you hear the word "agave," what comes to mind? If you're like most folks, it probably sparks images of large, spiky plants and, of course, tequila. But if you've browsed the sugar aisle at the ...

"Well, I've got Beano on my broccoli and flaxseed in my soup," said my mother, gingerly placing her lunch tray on the wood-slatted patio table outside the dining room. We were sitting down to our ...

A cactus-based sugary syrup has become the latest darling of the alternative sweetener world. Once mostly unheard of outside natural food stores, agave syrup - made from the same Mexican cactus that ...