The Hellers were the first to introduce me to (and listed the research at the time) the idea that the taste of sweet was enough for many, to cause insulin release as if one had actually eaten a sugar.

For me, if it's at rm, why not have the real thing? I love to bake (make minis) or to have in winter oatmeal as my rm carb, and prefer real maple syrup (amazingly, a tsp. is often enough) on it.

It's all about the balance