In addition to being a staple for the world, many people are surprised to learn that rice also provides a delicious natural sweetener. NOW Real Food Organic Brown Rice Syrup is a healthy, gluten-free sweetener with a delicate sweetness and a mild, buttery flavor thats well-suited for use in baking and desserts. Brown Rice Syrup is a complex sugar thats absorbed and utilized more slowly than simple sugars and has a low glycemic index. Complex sugars are also more easily used by your body for energy, which means less is stored as fat for later use. Using Brown Rice Syrup in place of sugar in recipes can be a little tricky and may require some experimentation. Try reducing the total amount of other liquids by about 20% to account for the additional liquid and the omission of sugar.