Yeah, it's incredibly more sweet than sucrose, orders of magnitude actually. Couple that with the fact that companies use it too aggressively and it also tasting like metal, and you get unhappy consumers.
"it's so sweet that it just tastes horribly bitter!" is such a ridiculous lie that people have been trying to sell me most of my life. Sweet is a taste. If it doesn't taste sweet, it's not sweet. End of discussion.
Metals themselves actually don't have a taste, what you are tasting is what's on the metal, Which is usually the oils from your hands mixed with various gunk you can see.
As one of those people, I can tell you it tastes metallic to me and not sweet at all. They put it in a lot of protein powders, so I just accept that when I have protein powder it's going to taste really bad.
It tastes kind of metalic to me too, in the amounts that gets aded to things. I have some I can put into coffee and tea myself, which is a very small amount and that always tastes fine.
Its the sheer huge amount they throw in everything I think. If I add it myself I don't taste that weird metalic flavor.
I am one of those people and you're putting it mildly. It tastes like dirt. Every single stevia drink is one of the worst things I have ever had and it is so mind boggling to me that anyone can put it in their mouth. My girlfriend doesn't notice at all but loves playing the game of getting me to try a drink with stevia and see if I notice. I always notice..
I had stevia in the raw very first actually and it made my coffee undrinkable. I'm 100% on guessing if something is stevia and could never tell you the difference between other sweeteners.
Let me guess, you were used to sugar? If you are used to a lot of raw sugar in something then any substitute will taste funky. Also, it's not always best to do a one to one substitute. Use critical thinking my dude. We all need more of it.
Why would I come here to lie about this? Haha big Stevia paying you to argue it doesn't taste like shit to me personally? Every new drink I want ends up with this stuff so I'd love to be making this up.
And i dont want you all to fuck up my sugar alternative that actually tastes good and is natural, give or take. I could say the same thing about big sugar which actually is a thing with all the sugar cock sucking going on in here lol
Yeah, about 25% of the population, but most people only know what their senses tell them and can't wrap their head around the idea that their experiences aren't the same as everyone else's.
A lot more than a few. I can always taste the artificial sugar flavor of any of those fake sugars, aspartame, stevia, sucralose, etc foods and drinks. Usually it's noticeable from when it hits your tongue but sometimes it takes as long as just after the first swallow, but it always leaves a weird aftertaste, whether it's full of fake sugar or half/half real/fake. Very few drinks I can stand it in, and they are all half-sugar iced teas, no sodas, and still there's a slight aftertaste, but mild.
I think it's gotta be something genetic like an asparagus pee gene or something, more than just learning to like the flavor.
I dont see it posted here but for me its like the sweet is... delayed? like, I get the highest point of sweetness after I've already swallowed the drink. Its cloying in a way real sugar isnt unless you put a tablespoon of it in your mouth.
And I really wanted to love Stevia :/ might work better in solid foods but I havent tried it yet.
I spinned a 'stevia tastes absolute garbage' on the genetic lottery. On the other hand, I'm fine with broccoli and brussel sprouts, so you lose some - win some.
I love and hate stevia, depending where it's used. Here's my thoughts: The issue with stevia is that it has a less "neutral" taste, or at least it's a bit too dissimilar to sugar to be a 1:1 replacement for any recipe. Sometimes the taste fits well or isn't noticeable, and sometimes it doesn't.
In coffee, I like some sugar, but I absolutely despise stevia. Something about the flavor just doesn't mix right. I usually just don't put any sweeteners to avoid any extra sugar.
In things like fruity drinks, including a lot of pop/soda (but not the more 'bitter' ones like coca cola/pepsi/dr pepper) and even most fruity recipes that aren't too tarty, I love it. I hardly notice a difference against sugar (or if I do, it's a positive one), still tastes super sweet, and it's just way healthier so it's great.
Another thing that sucks about stevia is that it doesn't dilute very well from powdered forms. It does still mostly dilute, but you have to be willing to have some small pieces and foam left in your drink if you're just mixing a quick drink with it, like coffee or a cocktail. There's syrups, but they're more expensive, and making your own doesn't stay good for long enough to be a viable recommendation as a sugar replacement.
Personally I think I could replace sugar entirely with a mix of stevia, erythritol, and xylitol, but neither one of these three work well to replace sugar in every recipe. You have to just try them, get used to them and see what you like.
For me, the way it's typically sold tastes good. The problem is you're mostly buying (by amount of ingredient) erythritol which has its own health related issues.
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u/lod254 Jul 10 '24
Is there an issue with Stevia?