So I tried the sweetener flavorings from the major flavor suppliers. They all taste bad to me - fake. (I'm also not a fan of any substitute sweeteners in real drinks and foods.) What can I use that will just taste like real sugar?
Searching for the perfect sweetener
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Read my blog on sweeting it will tell you what you need to know.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/dannyv45/5007-sweetening-additives.html
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/dannyv45/5007-sweetening-additives.html
Read it - thanks! You mention EM and Sucralose, but you don't say if they taste like real sugar or like artificial sweeteners. To me all artificial sweeteners have an aftertaste. Even Stevia, which isn't technically artificial. Still hate it though. Tried the sweet cream flavorings - do not like. The thing that has worked for me is to get a non-sweet coffee base and add a few drops of premixed butterscotch juice. This adds just the right amount of sweetness without any bad aftertaste. But I failed miserably trying to create my own butterscotch using the FA flavoring.
I guess what I like is real sugar, but I know I can't just add simple syrup to my e-juices - that would gunk up my coils and wicks like mad. So which sweetener tastes the most like real sugar?
(Note - I am mostly trying to DIY coffee and tea juices... I don't do tobaccos. Don't like anything too sweet, which is why I went to DIY in the first place - almost every pre-made juice I have tried is too sweet for me or tastes artificial.)
To my experience, Sucralose tastes artificial and Ethyl Maltol tastes natural. There is also Ethyl Vanillin which is kind of like a natural vanilla. Of course, taste is subjective.
Got it - this is exactly the info I am looking for. Thank you! So which supplier should I buy Ethyl Maltol from?
Capella has a sweetener that isn't sucralose, don't know exactly what it is but it is super sweet...
I use it when I can't get the bitter twang out of a vape, works good with my coffee & cream & cappo recipe.
Kinda like espresso on steroids with a hint of vanilla
I use it when I can't get the bitter twang out of a vape, works good with my coffee & cream & cappo recipe.
Kinda like espresso on steroids with a hint of vanilla
There's no getting around the artificial taste of EM or sacarlous because they are artificial. And as you said real sugar will gunk up the hardware very fast. To me Sacarlous taste as close to real without using real sugar. I've herd of others using corn syrup but I've never tried it. I've also never used stevia so maybe others who have can chime in. Taste is very subjective and sacarlous works well for me so I never felt the need to search further.
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I use stevia ,it only takes a few drops to sweeten 10 ml ,and it goes along way 
I was looking at a little bottle of "Mio" liquid used to add to bottled water as a flavor and thought of maybe trying it in a mix to see how it worked (Berry Pomegranate) it's got sucralose and acesulfame potassium as the sweetener that's in it. But, haven't tried it yet. I know that this stuff is concentrated so, if it's workable it would go a long way, i'd think. (dunno yet)
I prefer Stevia.
Sucralose tastes a bit artifical, EM has a really odd taste of some sort. But, I use only 1 drop per 10ml, I'm looking for just a touch sweeter, not super sweet. I've heard stevia can gunk up coils, but at this low level I've had no trouble with coils.
Sucralose tastes a bit artifical, EM has a really odd taste of some sort. But, I use only 1 drop per 10ml, I'm looking for just a touch sweeter, not super sweet. I've heard stevia can gunk up coils, but at this low level I've had no trouble with coils.
i only use liquid stevia .6 ml per 30ml of juice i get mine at the local hippie health food store they also have flavored stevia too not sure all of the flavors but i know vanilla is one of them , i use Kal Brand but never tried the crystals too much work
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