em or cotton candy?
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If your using it as a sweetener it is not a sweetener. EM is used to give a mix more body and thickness. It has the added benefit of bringing out sweetness in an already sweet mix. EM will actually mute flavor over time if over used. Recommended percentage to use is .5% (Point 5 or half a percent).
EM will work to make a cotton candy flavor if that's the only flavor that your going to use and if I recall that was 8 - 10% but don't hold me to it. But to sweeten other flavorings it does not work well. It may sweeten at first but the flavor will fade.
If it's sweetness your looking for use regular sweetener (Sacralus or steva) at 1 - 2%.
EM will work to make a cotton candy flavor if that's the only flavor that your going to use and if I recall that was 8 - 10% but don't hold me to it. But to sweeten other flavorings it does not work well. It may sweeten at first but the flavor will fade.
If it's sweetness your looking for use regular sweetener (Sacralus or steva) at 1 - 2%.
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If you look here Perfumers Apprentice - Cotton Candy Flavor you will see that Cotton Candy is EM, so there is no need to substitute.
Cotton candy is just a stronger mix of EM. You can just use less of cotton candy to get the EM taste. If you don't like that cotton candy taste use a sugar substitute liquid like Sucralose. They sell it as sweetener on a lot of flavor sites. Also E-zsweetz sells a 5 mil bottle for $0.01 plus shipping. That is how i got my first e-liquid sweetener.
Ok here is my dilemma. A recipe calls for 2% EM that I don't have. I know cotton candy is EM, I just don't know how much stronger it is. Is there a rule of thumb that says if your recipe calls for 2%Em you can sub with ? cotton candy? I wont be placing any orders for a while, already blew the vape budget.
Cotton Candy IS EM! No need for rules of thumb because it is the same thing.
Since it's much quicker to type EM instead of Cotton Candy Flavoring or 10% Ethyl Maltol Solution, you'll find EM stated in recipes a majority of the time
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Since it's much quicker to type EM instead of Cotton Candy Flavoring or 10% Ethyl Maltol Solution, you'll find EM stated in recipes a majority of the time
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As has been already stated, it's the same thing, but if it was me I'd try the recipe first without the EM. I'm not a big fan of using it myself, if I think a recipe needs a little something extra I usually add 1-2% Marshmallow (body and sweetness).
Wouldn't that depend on how the DIY'er mixed his/her EM. I believe most folks make it at the same ratio as the TFA original Cotton Candy.
There is a "standard" for how to mix the EM crystals. When you see EM in a recipe, that is assuming it is mixed at the standard ratio. Cotton candy flavoring is EM mixed at that standard ratio. If it calls for 2% EM, use 2% cotton candy. Next time you have a chance to buy some actual cotton candy, get it and try to pinpoint a flavor. You won't be able to. Cotton candy is simply sugar, with food coloring to make it pink, blue, etc.
As Wingsfan said, marshmallow is a great ingredient for adding a little more body and sweetness.
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+1 on the Marshmallow. I've made several unusable juices useable by adding marshmallow. I had a 30 ml bottle of premade MBV Cinnamon Red Hot that was way too strong. Mixed 30% CRH and 70% marshmallow and it turned out very tasty.
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