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Can anyone recommend a sweetener without bitter aftertaste

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Bluebell13

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Type of diabetes
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Diet only
Hi

Can anyone recommend a good sweetener that does not have that awful aftertaste - would like to try some cakes etc but sweeteners I have tried in the past have always left an aftertaste.

Also is there a good diabetic cookbook for cakes that I can buy from anywhere that anyone could recommend? Many thanks - missing the odd treat of a cake and hubby is too.
 
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Xylitol and Erythritol both have excellent plavour and texture, but are a bit pricey.
Hana
PS hey are sold under various brand names.
 
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Xylitol is great....both myself and other half love it....replaces sugar like for like.....holland and Barrett sells it.....and on line..... Makes good cakes and muffins which I love k
 
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Kat100 said:
Xylitol is great....both myself and other half love it....
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Me too; my local Waitrose has started stocking it ("Free From" section), but my local health food shop has in larger and better value bags.


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Thanks all - I am off to find this stuff.

Kat100 - Can you tell me where you get your recipes from - is it a diabetic cookbook - do you change your flour to something else as well?

Many thanks
 
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Bluebell13 said:
Thanks all - I am off to find this stuff.

Kat100 - Can you tell me where you get your recipes from - is it a diabetic cookbook - do you change your flour to something else as well?

Many thanks
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What i did was to wean myself off sugar. The desire still lurks in the background of course. If I am cooking a 'hot, sour, sweet, salty' type of dish then I use palm sugar (jaggery) as it is unrefined and natural. It's still sugar of course and looks a bit too much like fudge!
 
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I have just tried the stevia sweeteners I bought recently and I must admit very disapointed. Not sweet at all put 3 in a coffee when usually one canderel is enough and still not sweet. Anyone else tried them ?

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Dunno if this will help but I do use morrisons own brand sweetners.
Both me and hubby prefer these .

As we both found certain other brands too bitter or overly sweet roblem:

Every now and again they will get priced at half price - this is when we snap them up .
Buy in a few packs of them then :thumbup:
Have a pack of them in house, my handbag and also hubbys car too .

Anna.
 
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i use Aldi own brand sweetener in tablet form for tea and powder form for cereals etc, it tastes lie sugar and has no after taste that i can see, hope this helps
 
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Stevia, has no taste but its pricey out here in Australia..

I have used the Aldi stevia tablets but found they are not sweet at all...

I am currently using something called Smart Sugar by CSR its half raw sugar and half stevia and I only need a level tsp of that

When I was in the UK I used to like Asdas own not sure if they still make it?

Cheers
Alli
 
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I had the same problem with Stevia, not sweet at all, usually use two Canderel but even with 4 Stevia, not sweet at all. Its also expensive!
 
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I didn't like the Stevia sweetener either. I personally like Hermesetas tablets in my tea as it doesn't 'fizz' and leave strange bubbles on the surface like some other sweeteners. I use Canderel on my weetabix


Sarah
(Diagnosed Type 2 in Sept 2008 - controlled through diet and exercise)
 
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connie104 said:
I have just tried the stevia sweeteners I bought recently and I must admit very disapointed. Not sweet at all put 3 in a coffee when usually one canderel is enough and still not sweet. Anyone else tried them ?

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Yes, I was very disappointed in them too. Luckily I bought them off the 'bargain' shelf at Asda, so didn't pay much for them.
I find Stevia quite bitter and not as sweet as I expected.

Can anyone tell me if you can find Xylitol as a branded name in the supermarket?
 
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Asdas own make is really good. Have to say I was pleasantly surprised, there in a tub and look just like a powder x


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+1 for Hermesetas.

I have tried Aldi's Stevia sweeteners and didn't like the taste. And Spendour sweeteners and didn't like those either.

Bought 800 Hermesetas from Tescos for £2 odd and they taste fine.
 
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Hi Luna

I have found Xylitol - brand name Total Sweet - in Sainsburys. It is brilliant for cooking etc as it has no aftertaste. Have looked for it in Tescos but have never found it in there.

Hope this helps you
 
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Apparently Tesco is selling Total Sweet too, but the details say Carbohydrate* - 100g per 100 gr

Is it a misprint? Can it be pure carbs?
The same from Holland & Barrett list that as 4 gr carbs per serving (?). I presume that is a tea spoonful?

I am using Tesco's granulated sweetener, £1.00 per plastic jar, (75 gr). I find it OK.
 
Re: Can anyone recommend a sweetener without bitter aftertas

Just looked at the packet of Total Sweet and it is 4g carbs per 100g of which sugars Zero. GI value of 7 and suitable for diabetics. Aspartame free. Very nice although a little on the expensive side.
 
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