Coconut flour is one of your better options if you need a gluten-free substitute for white flour. The term white flour refers to highly processed wheat flour. Keep in that because coconut flour can work as white flour substitute does not mean that it has exactly the same characteristics. In fact, these two flours are strikingly different in many ways. Consider those differences in this edition of SPICEography Showdown.
Spice Comparisons
Apple Mint Vs. Peppermint: SPICEography Showdown
Apple mint and peppermint are both members of the mint family and you can use either of them to give the distinctive mint flavor to food; however, they won’t provide exactly the same version of that flavor. You will not get the same results just by making a 1:1 substitution; these herbs are not perfectly interchangeable. Which you choose depends on what you are making with the herb and your desired results with regard to flavor profile and appearance. Here is a look at how apple mint and peppermint compare in another SPICEography Showdown.
Almond Flour Vs. White Flour: SPICEography Showdown
Almond flour is a popular nut flour that is best known as a white flour substitute. Both flours play similar roles in recipes though they are quite different in terms of nutritional content. They are also different with regard to the results that they deliver. If you are trying to decide which one is right for a particular dish, take a look at the SPICEography Showdown comparison below.
Agave Vs. Stevia: SPICEography Showdown
Agave nectar and stevia are both sugar alternatives that you may have seen marketed as being healthier than plain sugar sourced from sugarcane or beets. They are two of many non-sugar sweeteners and each brings its own set of qualities. Is one better than the other? How do they compare to each other when used as sugar substitutes? Use the SPICEography Showdown below to decide between them.
Coconut Flour Vs. Almond Flour: SPICEography Showdown
Coconut flour and almond flour have both recently become trendy options for those who want to follow the Paleo diet. They are also valuable options for sufferers of celiac disease or people who are otherwise gluten intolerant. While they are both versatile flours, they are not perfectly interchangeable with each other due to the fact that they each have some very specific characteristics. Here is a look at the differences between coconut flour and almond flour in another SPICEography Showdown.
Fennel Pollen Vs. Fennel Seed: SPICEography Showdown
Fennel pollen and fennel seed are products of the same plant. The fennel plant is one of a handful of plants that produce both an herb and a spice. The fennel plant is even more unique since it produces an herb and two spices. Both of the fennel spices provide the same licorice flavor that you get from the herb. That said, they are different parts of the plant with different properties. You cannot use them interchangeably. Let’s take a look at how fennel pollen compares to fennel seed in this SPICEography Showdown.
Coconut Sugar Vs. Stevia: SPICEography Showdown
Stevia and coconut sugar are both marketed as healthier options than cane sugar. While they are healthier, what you may want to ask is how much healthier? Also, does being healthier mean that they are interchangeable? The short answer to that last question is no. For the long answer, let’s break it all down via our SPICEography Showdown below.
Stevia Vs. Sugar: SPICEography Showdown
Stevia is often used as a replacement for sugar and has many benefits over sugar. Sweetness alone does not make these two products interchangeable so if you want to choose between them, you need to know what makes them different. We will take a look at how these two sweeteners …