date:Mar 19, 2014
(ACS), Lpez explained that although agavins contain sugar fructose, the fructoses in agavins (fructans) do not affect blood sugar levels, as they are made of fructoses linked together in long, branched chains, which the human body cannot process.
As well as reducing glucose levels, agavins increase GLP-1, a hormone that slows the stomach from emptying, thus reducing hunger, and stimulates the production of insulin, the research finds.
While the agave plant is famous for its use in the product