Do people actually like Stevia?

[Lostlover]

It's an artificial sweetener. It's supposedly an alternative to Splenda and Equal. It's flavor is too strong. You can taste it in your coffee.

Does anyone actually like this stuff? Bleh.

 

[MoufOfKhaos]

Apparently, people do.

 

[CowboyBob]

Never heard of it.

 

[LilBit]

I tried True Leaf, and I thought it tasted too much like Equal. I recently bought a tub of Truvia, and I've been really happy with it. It tastes more like sugar, and it has a fluffier texture, so it's easier to gauge how much you need. (It doesn't quite measure teaspoon for teaspoon with sugar, but it's closer than most brands.)

 

[palbert]

Never tried that or agave nectar, which seems to have become popular. Success with fake sugars hasn't bee that great so doubt I'll try.

 

[LilBit]

I don't like any artificial sweetener. I think it's all awful and doesn't even come close to sugar.

Sugar is fine in moderation. I don 't put sugar in my coffee. Not even expresso or Turkish coffee. And if I wanted a soft drink by some chance (which is rare) sugarcane is better.

http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/4513547

This is boiled sugarcane, which is then thickened, cooled and shaved into brown sugar.

Stevia is no more artificial than honey.

 

[chrisw87]

I dislike all artificial sweeteners AND stevia. I can taste them no matter their form, and the main sweeteners make me thirstier (usually because in cola, there is no actual sugar to hide the salt in it).

I prefer savory flavours in any case so I would rather have ZERO sugar than any amount of sweetener.

 

[cityboy-stl]

To me, all artificial sweeteners taste like a byproduct of an oil refinery.

 

[Alan]

I stopped taking sugar in my tea and coffee a long time ago but was interested to see what people thought about this product seeing as it's so new.

Other products like aspartame have been used successfully in soft drinks, but not so much in sweets (candy) and confectionery items.

There is an artificial sweetener used in mints called sorbitol which gives you the trots (diahorreah) if you eat too many.
Wonder if this one has any side effects. (?)

Just googled it and it 's available in the UK at 3 major supermarkets (Waitrose at £2.29 per 60 sachets. 90g) which works out at £25.45 per kg.

Very expensive to save a few calories.

 

[Jaydub]

It's not horrible, and it actually comes from plant leaves, instead of a petroleum by-product that more closely resembles antifreeze than sugar. It's much much much stronger than sugar. I got a thing of the pure stuff from Trader Joe's, and it comes with a little scoop the size of half of a clicker on a ball-point pen. I also tried Truvia and it wasn't bad, I just wasn't exactly sure what the other 95% of the teaspoon contained since they cut the pure form with chemicals to make it look like sugar. I think part of the aftertaste comes from whatever they cut it with.

Basically, sugar tastes better, but if you're dieting or diabetic, I'd prefer something natural to the toxic waste options.

 

[maxpowr9]

If I were to order a regular coffee, it would be with skim milk and 1 Splenda, assuming no booze is offered.

As long as you are not dousing your coffee with cream and sugar, you can enjoy coffee without getting fat.

 

[CleverOne]

I can't stand stevia.. it's overpoweringly sweet. I even grew it a few years back because I thought I'd like it. It tastes as awful as aspartame or sucralose, but is obviously not poisonous like those two.

 

[Lostlover]

I stopped taking sugar in my tea and coffee a long time ago but was interested to see what people thought about this product seeing as it's so new.

Other products like aspartame have been used successfully in soft drinks, but not so much in sweets (candy) and confectionery items.

There is an artificial sweetener used in mints called sorbitol which gives you the trots (diahorreah) if you eat too many.
Wonder if this one has any side effects. (?)

Just googled it and it 's available in the UK at 3 major supermarkets (Waitrose at £2.29 per 60 sachets. 90g) which works out at £25.45 per kg.

Very expensive to save a few calories.

DON'T BUY IT!!! It tastes kind of like licorice which sounds like it could work. But when you're drinking coffee...

 

[Lostlover]

If I were to order a regular coffee, it would be with skim milk and 1 Splenda, assuming no booze is offered.

As long as you are not dousing your coffee with cream and sugar, you can enjoy coffee without getting fat.

One splenda? I have at least three or four for a coffee mug.

I guess I'm a[STRIKE] sweet[/STRIKE] splenda tooth.

 

[Daximus]

I've only had stevia in sodas with no calories. It's not too bad. I perceive it to be more of a sweetening compound that is combined with something sour to mask the true taste. I could be wrong.

 

[star-warrior]

I tried nutrasweet made from aspartame, and I never bought a second jar ever again.

 

[Lostlover]

I tried nutrasweet made from aspartame, and I never bought a second jar ever again.

It's right up there with nutrasweet. But get this: nutrasweet's aftertaste is more subtle than Stevia's!

 

[maxpowr9]

One splenda? I have at least three or four for a coffee mug.

I guess I'm a[strike] sweet[/strike] splenda tooth.

At least with me.

1 splenda up to 16oz of coffee

and...

2 splenda for 20oz+

I am baffled by Americans and their obsession for things both sweet and salty.

 

[BINOWGAYLATER]

as said above - it's NOT an artificial sweetner - the stevia plant is an herb (technically) and TRUVIA is on of the brands -- I use it , it's not a problem --
I use more EQUAL but should stick with the more natural product --

sidebar: not everybody can have sugar - so these "substitutes" are all that is available - that or nothing !

everybody's tastebuds are different !! duhhh

 

[FuryOfFirestorm]

I prefer Splenda. Dissolves much better in liquid than sugar as well.