Natural Sweeteners

'nuvva vote for Sweet Nothings' (or anyone else's, really) Xylitol: in MY quest to cut back on cane sugar I tossed caution to the winds and got some of this stuff - potentially dumbass as, to date, I've all but spat at the taste of every non-sugar sweetener I've ever had the misfortune to sample in my coffee ..it's that vile chemical bitter aftertaste they all have. Well, all the others at any rate as xylitol seems not to have it. Sure, it's not as sweet as sugar but, on the flip side you get more taste from the coffee too so we arrive at "different != bad" which is fine.

But now caution: you REALLY do want to ease into this stuff, and give your body time to get used to it! In the several cups' worth I had yesterday I went from all xylitol to 2 in 3 (I'm a 3-sugar junkie and, try as I might, I can NOT break that habit!) and I have to confess there were ....consequences.

Luckily only noxious chemical warfare consqeuences but MAN, I didn't even want to be in the same room as me and, as all guys know, it crosses a line when you can't be in same room as your fart! ...*ahem* ... so I'll be easing somewhat slower into it. :o
 
xylitol sounds like an alcohol, and obviously depending on the alcohol, your body seems to be able to break is down very easily, so it shouldn't be bad for you... I'll research a little more though
 
Hmmm, I dunno, it looks harmless, apart from the fact that it irritates your tummy (again, it's an alcohol, so it should irritate something...), but I guess it's got lower calories, and being an alcohol, it won't break down into a sugar, thus won't break down into a sugar (so it's good for your blood sugar levels :) )
 
Many years ago I just stopped putting sugar in my coffee. After a few weeks I was used to it, and now I absolutely hate coffee with sugar in it. I don't put sugar on anything anymore, and it really wasn't a big deal to get over. Your tastes will adapt, and I was surprised at how quickly they did for me. As a side effect I rarely have anything sweet these days, and it's without effort. I do indulge when I feel like it though, which is not often anymore. Just throwing it out there :)
 
Sorry for necro. Saw this today at Clicks .... I am now considering maybe switching to this. I take 3 - 4 sugers in my coffee so this should hopefully be a lot better. It is just a bit expensive it seems. R85.00 @ Clicks

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That's what people in my office use. They have been using it for maybe two years. Haven't tried it myself as I prefer black coffee.

Most places sell it now so shop around.
 
The most natural tasting sweetener is sucralose imho. Get some canderel yellow
 
Ockie said:
I told my sister about this Xylitol and she told me she tried switching to Stevia Sweetner tablets but it apparently made her coffee taste crap and she poured her first cup down the drain and never used it again.
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Get the powdered Stevia made by Canderel, don't use the liquid.

I agree with your sister, the liquid is only good for tea, not coffee.
But the powdered stuff is fine for coffee.
 
I also use stevia. The dischem brand powder. Half a teaspoon in 1.7liters of rooibos. Fantastic hot, and makes a great iced tea too. Even my non-health concious friends love it.
 
stevia/aspartamine/xylitol

take your pick.

the dried stevia plant reminds me of weed. Ive always wondered what would happen if you get pulled over with a small packet of stevia for your tea at work lol
 
Garyvdh said:
Get the powdered Stevia made by Canderel, don't use the liquid.

I agree with your sister, the liquid is only good for tea, not coffee.
But the powdered stuff is fine for coffee.
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mmm ... dont think I saw it at clicks yesterday. She has in the meantime a suger that is maide from coconut and honey blossom or something. She made me coffee with it yesterday and it was actually pretty good. Not sure about the nutri info ...
 
I tried the stevia liquid which I found bitter and the Stevia Candarel pills just as gross, so just went cold turkey and now drink coffee sugar free.
Everything tastes so different when you no longer have sugar, every tiny bit of sweet is so intense.

Back to Stevia, was at a market and they had some Belgium Stevia sweetened chocolate, was mind blowing awesome.
 
lived666 said:
I tried the stevia liquid which I found bitter and the Stevia Candarel pills just as gross, so just went cold turkey and now drink coffee sugar free.
Everything tastes so different when you no longer have sugar, every tiny bit of sweet is so intense.

Back to Stevia, was at a market and they had some Belgium Stevia sweetened chocolate, was mind blowing awesome.
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I often drink sugarless coffee at work, but at home I rarely do it.
 
Sinbad said:
The most natural tasting sweetener is sucralose imho. Get some canderel yellow
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I think the most natural tasting sweetener is actually sucrose ;) I work hard to ensure my gut is populated with good bacteria so no ways would I ever risk that healthy flora with sucralose.
 
mister said:
I think the most natural tasting sweetener is actually sucrose ;) I work hard to ensure my gut is populated with good bacteria so no ways would I ever risk that healthy flora with sucralose.
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What makes you think it's a risk?
 
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