Californians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits

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Agave syrup comes from the agave plant. It grows in the volcanic soils of Mexico, where it has been used by native Mexicans for many centuries. Aztecs prized the agave plant, and believed it was a gift from the Gods. The syrup is particularly high in fructose, which makes it sweeter than table sugar, but gives it a lower glycaemic index (GI). Lower GI means that there are less steep fluctuations in blood glucose, and thus in the body’s insulin production

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