I’ve yet to find a fake sugar that doesn’t taste like bile and sadness. Stevia is the best of them, but it’s still basically like choosing to eat the most appealing-look turd when there’s a literal banquet available at the very next table (real sugar)
I have to admit, a lot of R&D goes into designing a good sugarfree alternative to sugary drinks.
Case in point, especially for my fellow Germans: Spezi Zero (obviously Paulaner) tastes really good, but Almdudler Zero tastes pretty bad compared to normal Almdudler.
Never heard of Spezi, Paulaner, or Almdudler. But so I can have a happy fantasy I’m just going to assume that they’re all excellent and have managed to nail fake sugar in a way America hasn’t yet
Have you tried monkfruit yet? It’s the closest thing I have found to real sweetness that doesn’t taste like total aids. You just have to use very little of it as it’s super strong
I have. It’s definitely one of the least egregious and doesn’t have that painful disgust bile taste of the others, but I found it have a… I dunno, “musty” flavor to it? So I also don’t like it, but in a different kind of way than the rest.
I’ve yet to find a fake sugar that doesn’t taste like bile and sadness. Stevia is the best of them, but it’s still basically like choosing to eat the most appealing-look turd when there’s a literal banquet available at the very next table (real sugar)
Huh. Stevia is one I cannot stand. And Monk fruit. Wish I couldn’t taste those, they wreck anything they touch.
I think it’s a taste that I just forced myself to acquire lol
I almost never have sugary drinks now
I wish I were able, but I just find the taste truly repugnant and can’t imagine forcing myself through that.
But sugary drinks, cola specifically, are by far my biggest vice and dietary concern. Deeply, deeply addicted, tbh.
I have to admit, a lot of R&D goes into designing a good sugarfree alternative to sugary drinks. Case in point, especially for my fellow Germans: Spezi Zero (obviously Paulaner) tastes really good, but Almdudler Zero tastes pretty bad compared to normal Almdudler.
Never heard of Spezi, Paulaner, or Almdudler. But so I can have a happy fantasy I’m just going to assume that they’re all excellent and have managed to nail fake sugar in a way America hasn’t yet
Have you tried monkfruit yet? It’s the closest thing I have found to real sweetness that doesn’t taste like total aids. You just have to use very little of it as it’s super strong
I have. It’s definitely one of the least egregious and doesn’t have that painful disgust bile taste of the others, but I found it have a… I dunno, “musty” flavor to it? So I also don’t like it, but in a different kind of way than the rest.
Erythritol tastes just like sugar, slightly less sweet
I do not agree with this, I’m sorry. I think while yes sweet similar to sugar, it has a slightly menthol and aggressively metallic taste.
That being said, I am a supertaster unfortunately, so that may be contributing to my difficulty with fake sugars.
Erythritol has a cold minty aftertaste for me, but a 50:50 mix with stevia eliminates that taste.