I bought stevia and it has a horrible aftertaste. I want to try Truvia but I'm skeptical...looking for a healthy Splenda replacement. Anyone?
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Be sure to use Non-Bitter Stevia, not the regular. Huge difference in taste! We use NuStevia brand, and have had no issues with a bitter after-taste. DGB
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Truvia tastes OK to me, but the reason it has less of an aftertaste is because they mix it with alcohol sugars. Right now I use one packet of Stevia In The Raw. For what I use it for, it tastes fine, and it doesn't have the alcohol sugars added. If you research alcohol sugars, they don't digest. It's excreted in urine, so it can make you go to the bathroom more. Don't just take my word for it, google it.
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Truvia doesn't have the aftertaste that most of the stevia products have. I don't know about the going to the bathroom more as I drink a minimum of 64 oz of water everyday.
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Generally don't use the syrups. I won't use anything with Splenda in it at all. It's extremely bad for your body. Seriously look online and avoid it and NutraSweet like the plague. I don't like soda, but I do love Seltzer water, so I just carbonate the water and add a lemon or lime. It's delicious.
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Aspartame...that's why I've switched to Mio Liquid water enhancer. Mio uses sucralose which is much better.
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The ingredient list is on the label. There is no FDA nutrition chart. This Now brand "Better Stevia" is the best stevia sweetener I have tried, it's a lot sweeter than other brands so you use less and there's no bitter aftertaste.
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I use the Zero Erythritol packets in my coffee almost daily. It tastes more like sugar than Stevia. Sometimes I combine and other times I alternate between the Zero and stevia. I like both.
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For myself, most of the sweet leaf products have little aftertaste. But I have been using stevia for several years. I really like the lemom drop and mandarin orange. They are my favorites. But I use many flavors by sweet leaf.
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I don't seem to find there is an aftertaste. I've been using stevia for a while though so I may be used to it. However, my family liked them too :)
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Only stevia, and way too sweet for me with an aftertaste. If you prefer to adjust the sweetness yourself, best go with the unflavored and mix it with something else.
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Thank you. I tried Blue Diamond original unsweetened (that's the one I get all the time) and didn't work. Which one have you tried?
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Yes, unfortunately this is absolutely true. It's unfortunate because it has ruined the product. It leaves a nasty aspartame aftertaste that I just can't handle. Returning my 3 cans. This was one of meals everyday since the late 90s. Now I have to figure something else out I guess. I suggested that Natures Plus make a Spirutein Classic. They'll notice that their sales drop immediately from this change and probably change back. I wrote the company directly to inquire about the change.
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Swerve tastes better. The stevia in Truvia gives it a slightly metallic taste. Swerve doesn't have this. In many applications, it really is impossible to tell that it's not sugar.
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If you get "Stevia" 12 months out is the normal. Beware you don't get "Yes" as a substitute. The packets come undone and open. Won't buy again.
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for answers to these and other questions go here: http://www.intheraw.com/products/faqs/stevia-in-the-raw
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I've never heard of Swerve, so I can't say. But I have used Splenda. Erythritol is only about half as sweet as Splenda is. I've come to realize Erythritol is a sweetener best not used alone. The easiest (and cheapest) way to try it is to buy you some Truvia sweetener at the grocery store. It has both Erythritol and Stevia in it and the two together make a good sweetness.
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I was unimpressed with this stevia and went back to NOW. This is not as sweet as NOW and doesn't dissolve well in liquids, which is where I mostly use it. If you use too much of any stevia you can get an aftertaste this brand is quite apparent. If I want a 'thicker' feel (like sugar) I add a small amount of Xylitol which has the benefit of being good for your teeth.
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I rechecked the nutrition label just to be sure and it indicates 0 calories. Stevia is by far the safest (probably the only safe) sugar substitute.
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I bought the 2lb container from my local Sprouts store, they had previously carried the ones with stevia. I checked the label 4 times looking for it and it wasn't there. Brought it home and opened it and it was back to its normal fantastic chocolatey un-sickly sweet self. Can't say that this distributor has changed or moved all the stevia products yet, but Spirutein has heard the complaints and has responded with the old formula.