Flavored Coffee Syrups And The Diet Craze

The coffee revival across the United States has led to an explosion in the types, tastes, and sizes of coffee beverages. They now come in a variety of delicious flavors, with crazy, exotic-sounding names - like frappaccino and mocha latte. One of the reasons that so many different drinks are available is the flavored coffee syrups that coffee houses use.

Don’t get worried! You just had a raspberry nutmeg latte yesterday, right, and you’re worried whether you or not you just blew your diet? Well, it won’t be the flavored coffee syrups in your beverage that will ruin your good eating habits. These concoctions don’t have ingredients that ruin your health. They just bring great taste to the mix.

The top flavored coffee syrups offer dozens of taste sensations to choose from. This isn’t a trend in the coffee world that started just a couple years ago in the States. No, professional coffee makers around the world have relied on these flavors for years to please their clientele.

The best brands offer rich and natural flavors. The syrups should get their profound taste from pure and natural ingredients. The manufacturer takes the base ingredients, the natural fruits, nuts, spices, water and sugar, and makes them into a highly concentrated syrup. You’ll notice that this list of ingredients does not include any fat or cholesterol. All top syrups should be fat free. However, if you're trying to lose weight, its important to remember that any excess calories - whether it is fat, sugar, or protein originally - get converted into fat in the body. So, eat too much sugar, and it will be stored as fat.  

Lately, with diabetes becoming such a bigconcern worldwide - and with the emergence of low-carb diets - the top flavored coffee syrup manufacturers have put out sugar-free line-ups. These don’t lose out on flavor. Many of your favorite coffee flavors will be a part of this new sugar-free line, including vanilla, hazelnut, almond, caramel, Irish cream, chocolate, raspberry, and amaretto. With these flavors, though, you won’t miss the sugar. Instead, most manufacturers are adding a blend of sugar free and calorie free sweeteners like Splenda.

However, if you're concerned about your health at all, I'd recommend passing up on the artificial sweeteners. There are some nasty effects associated with these. You can read more about the potential side effects of Splenda here. There's another article on the dangers of Splenda here.