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Diet soda tastes bad. Sort of like a raw eggwhite was added in there in terms of aftertaste. There is no way you could drink that and come out satisfied at the
by krageon 5y ago
Diet soda tastes bad. Sort of like a raw eggwhite was added in there in terms of aftertaste. There is no way you could drink that and come out satisfied at the end, though perhaps that might help people to stop drinking soft drinks at all.
- iopq 5y agoThat's because of the sweeteners they use, aspartame and ace K. There are a lot of low calorie sweeteners that have a completely different flavor profile
- krageon 5y agoI have not been able to find anything with sweeteners in it (of any kind) that doesn't taste bad.
- iopq 5y agoMy sweetener at home is erythritol, stevia and monk fruit together and it tastes pretty good disclaimer: I like stevia, it doesn't taste "bitter" to me
- krageon 5y agoI like the initial flavour of Stevia, but the aftertaste is bad. I'm not sure if I'd call it bitter - it's definitely offputting though.
- ubercore 5y agoI used to feel that way, but for me Coke Zero tricks my brain just enough not to notice. I don't drink it very often, but it's pretty indistinguishable for me otherwise.
- louthy 5y ago> Diet soda tastes bad. I believed that until I was in a relationship with a diabetic, and so we'd have Diet Coke in the fridge rather than regular. It takes a bit of time to get used to it, but you do. My preferred option these days is to drink neither :)
- krageon 5y agoIn absolute terms I guess everyone could get used to a bad flavour with enough exposure (something I theorise happens with beer, as it's actually disgusting. You just learn to drink it), but why would you? It doesn't make sense with beer and it doesn't make sense with sweeteners.
- radu_floricica 5y agoSubjectively, yes it does. But guess what - if you switch to diet, after a while (a while being something like a year) you'll end up thinking the regular Coke is bitter or otherwise off. Quite a few things are acquired tastes. We like coffee and beer, after all, and both taste vile by default.
- delecti 5y agoHow easy it is to switch to diet depends a bit on how much you drink. For a time I was drinking a bunch of coke, so switching to diet was initially very rough, but also went quickly, maybe a couple weeks. Having free access to diet coke at work sped things along. Now if I drink regular US coke (the HFCS kind) it feels like I'm drinking syrup, and my mouth feels like it's coated in glue.
- ASalazarMX 5y agoWorse, diet soda can trick your body into releasing insulin to process glucose, but since there isn't any glucose, you glucose level falls off, or you develop insulin resistance. It's better to drink less regular soda than a lot of diet soda.