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boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

The products containing them definitely taste weirder though.

Pepsi Max is about the only one that I think tastes decent. Fanta zero? Weird. Coca Cola Zero? Weird. Sprite Zero? Does nothing for me. Sugar free red bull? Ew.

Monster’s white Ultra flavour, whatever it’s called, is semi-ok. Watermelon Ultra is OK. But neither is as good as say, Aussie Lemonade, which has sugar in it.

Of course, I’m Estonian, so the baseline here is regular sugar, not HFCS. I love Fanta, but American Fanta was disgusting.

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daggermoon@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Taste is subjective. I stopped drinking sugar soda several years ago because i’m pre-diabetic and don’t want diabetes. Sugar soda tastes weird to me now because I only drink diet soda.

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- boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  You’re certainly better off for it, congratulations!
  
  I unfortunately still get the sugar cravings. Not often, usually it’s when I’m tired. But they exist. If I buy a cold 0.5L bottle of my favorite non-caffeinated sugary soft drink, that’s damn near 50 grams of extra sugar in me, but man does it refresh me on a walk.
  
  There was a time when I did OMAD, which really stabilizes your blood sugar. At that time, I did not experience such cravings. I miss being near immune to sugar cravings lol
  
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thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It really is a spectrum, you’re right - some products definitely taste worse than others.

Pepsi Max tends to taste better because it uses a combination of Acesulfame Potassium (Ace-K) and aspartame (ie. Equal), whereas Coke/Fanta tends to just use aspartame.

I personally find erythritol to be the most neutral flavour-wise, and without that laxative effect in the event of over-consumption.

Stevia definitely has a herbal after-taste that not everyone finds pleasant, but it can/does have its place at times.

Maltitol on the other hand, is the tool of the devil - and I would only wish it upon my worst enemies.

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