I’m guessing zero is a lot harder, but maybe that guy who did it needs a new objective
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Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
It has a use. Tasty fizzy drink with basically no calories, and caffeine fucks with my cannabis high.
cheat700000007@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
LabCoatz for those interested but he never said anything about zero sugar that I can recall so when it comes to difficulty I have no idea since I’m not a chemist.
tetris11@feddit.uk 3 days ago
what turned out to be the secret ingredient in the end?
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
For the mystery “natural flavours,” mass spectrometry was used. He got the essential oils and their quantities down: lemon oil, lime oil, tea tree oil, cinnamon oil, nutmeg oil, orange oil, coriander oil, and a natural pine–like flavour called fenchol.
Was still missing coca. Then he realised they were basically tea leaves and the mystery flavour was actually tannins, which are non-volatile, so using mass spectrometry tannins won’t show up. He found wine tannins are commercially sold in a water–soluble powder form, and this was the key pretty much.
This mix then had to be heated to blend/mature the essential oils, and then left to sit for 24 hours before being used in the final recipe to exact match the flavour profile.
cheat700000007@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Quantity of sugar is on the label, chemical replacements are not
BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Smoking a joint while drinking coffee this very moment 😅
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Lucky! The combination gives me anxiety attacks these days. I can have one or the other but not both idk why.
BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s a bummer. Though I an curious, flower or concentrates?
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
For the past 2 years I’ve been using concentrates via 510 carts in Canada, unscented/no flavour additives. Before that I used a dry vape with cheaper pre-ground flower, but short battery life and maintenance got annoying plus dosage control is worse. Smoked before legalisation.
whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
I envy you it reminds me of my childhood. I’m currently enjoying a cider taking a break in from the heat doing yardwork.
BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Must’ve been an interesting childhood…
whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Sorry I should have quantified that younger than 30 to me was my childhood lol. I didn’t clean up until I had kids.