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I've never tasted HFCS on its own. Does it actually taste different from table sugar?
by nerdponx 4y ago
I've never tasted HFCS on its own. Does it actually taste different from table sugar?
- lotsofpulp 4y agoI meant foods with HFCS in it. I have never had it in its own, although I imagine it tasted disgustingly sweet. But I do like aspartame soft drinks more than HFCS/cane sugar soft drinks, and other “sugar free” options compared to the added sugar options (like popsicles).
- toast0 4y agoAll of this is anecdotal, so discard if you wish. I've never tasted it on its own, but you can get sodas sweetened with sugar or HFCS or many fake sugars. For me, the fake sugars have distinct aftertastes that I find unpleasant; sugar vs HFCS is more subtle, but I get more satiation from sugar sweetened than HFCS sweetened so I'm less likely to drink large quantities of sugar sweetened beverages vs HFCS sweetened. I don't know if any are still sold, but beverages sweetened with a mix of sugar/HFCS and sucralose were harder for me to detect the sucralose aftertaste. I also find sucralose to have a less offensive aftertaste than aspartame.
- mauvehaus 4y agoCoke is sweetened with cane sugar instead of HFCS during Passover for reasons I'm not the slightest bit qualified to explain. Pick up a bottle with a yellow cap come Passover and do a triangle test with a bottle sweetened with HFCS. You might also find that Mexican Coke in your grocery stores, which I believe is more likely to be sweetened with cane sugar. I'll usually notice a flavor change when they make the switch (like, oh, must be Passover), but I couldn't tell you which is which by blind taste test. I don't drink a ton of Coke either.