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Less sugary soda? (US)
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Stevia tastes like poison to me, I don't know how people can stand it. But it seems like a decent option if you can tolerate it.
Although I'd still consider it an artificial sweetener, and it still has some health risks, albeit fewer and less severe than other sweeteners like aspartame.
I personally disagree on the taste. It's a different flavor from sugar and aspartame, but not in a negative way imo.
Why would you consider it artificial though? Stevia is a leaf extract, produced by crushing and boiling stevia leaves.
For me it's a strong sickly sweet with an unpleasant aftertaste. Even a little bit makes some primal part of my brain think I'm eating something poisonous. I also taste cilantro as being soapy, so I think only certain people taste it that way and others don't.
And it's artificial as in "not sugar". It's artificially stimulating taste receptors that are meant to detect sugars. It's plant based, but I don't think that's enough of a reason to categorize it separately from other sweeteners.
I’m with you. Stevia has a distinctive flavor and it’s very noticeable. And unpleasant.
But some people don’t like cilantro, so whatever.
I tried stevia in certain forms and discovered that many companies use nasty fillers. Do your best to notice and avoid. It takes a lot of searching to find the right sweetener/brand of choice but I’ve noticed they can vary wildly in taste. If you get burnt by one, try a totally different brand or two before swearing it off (annoying but worth it in the long run once one hits right)