What artificial sweetener do you use in drinks?

manickangaroo · 28-04-2013, 11:24

We're used to Hermesetas but my parents prefer Canderel so always buy one for when they come.

PopRocket · 28-04-2013, 11:29

sweetex

Rab64 · 28-04-2013, 15:23

Hermesetas

timmoncaster · 28-04-2013, 16:07

I have switched to Tesco everyday sweeteners. I don't shop there but the local cafe had a tub on the counter and I turned my nose up at first. Tried them and never looked back! Got my friend who works at Tesco to stock up for me. Before these I used sweet and low satchets or that half spoon sugar.

ChoccyCarole · 28-04-2013, 16:50

For years I always use Hermesetas
in the blue and white cannister

I use one sweetener in each hot drink

I have a friend who always usesTesco's sweeteners an he topples about 6 or more !!!!! into every hot drink he has

manickangaroo · 28-04-2013, 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChoccyCarole

For years I always use Hermesetas
in the blue and white cannister

I use one sweetener in each hot drink

Yeah we use two in each hot drink. I buy the 300's and they're only £1 in Asda, £2 elsewhere!

roniandfred · 28-04-2013, 17:45

I have used Boots own for years, never seem to leave an aftertaste. £2.19 for 1000.

manickangaroo · 28-04-2013, 17:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by roniandfred

I have used Boots own for years, never seem to leave an aftertaste. £2.19 for 1000.

Cheap, will try those next.

lem ramsay · 28-04-2013, 18:03

I have Hermesetas at the moment. I have to put 8 in my coffee for it to be sweet like with a couple of spoonfuls of sugar and 3 in a cup of chocolate.
With only 2, it's like drinking coffee bitter really. I know my usage is bad, though.
I just buy the cheapest sweetener.

Johnnys Arcade · 28-04-2013, 23:52

I could not imagine much worse than a cup of tea with sweeteners in it . Yuck! There is only one sweetener and that is sugar.

Iqbal_M · 29-04-2013, 02:07

I have to use sweeteners for cups of tea and coffee and other food and drink, because I have type 2 diabetes.

Moggio · 29-04-2013, 11:18

I don't. They're necessary.

Johnnys Arcade · 29-04-2013, 14:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iqbal_M

I have to use sweeteners for cups of tea and coffee and other food and drink, because I have type 2 diabetes.

As I cannot stand the taste of these things I really feel sorry for you having to endure this.

fatsi · 30-04-2013, 08:31

Sweetex.

Having had sweetners for years I now can't stand sugar in my coffee.

zx50 · 30-04-2013, 09:04

I don't use artificial sweeteners. I just use sugar. I don't really need to replace sugar with anything.

zx50 · 30-04-2013, 09:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moggio

I don't. They're necessary.

Hit the nail right on the head. Sugar is the brain's energy. Be sensible with it though, don't go way overboard with it.

manickangaroo · 30-04-2013, 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnnys Arcade

As I cannot stand the taste of these things I really feel sorry for you having to endure this.

If you stick to one you get used to the taste and then sugar tastes far too sweet!

Johnnys Arcade · 30-04-2013, 19:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by manickangaroo

If you stick to one you get used to the taste and then sugar tastes far too sweet!

Every person to his/her own thing! They are just not for me & as a soft drinks drinker I object very strongly to them being used in non diet drinks.

clm2071 · 30-04-2013, 21:19

Hermesetas for me, I found Sweetex and Canderel far too sweet and chemical tasting

sweh · 30-04-2013, 21:50

Splenda, it's delicious.

malpasc · 01-05-2013, 10:25

Not artificial as such, but I use Truvia which is made from the Stevia plant.

To me personally it is the most like sugar I've found.

manickangaroo · 01-05-2013, 17:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnnys Arcade

Every person to his/her own thing! They are just not for me & as a soft drinks drinker I object very strongly to them being used in non diet drinks.

I thought only sugar was used in the non-diet ones!

scrilla · 01-05-2013, 17:28

Try a nice quality tea without anything to sweeten it. I used to take two sugars in every cup of tea I have daily and somewhere along the line realised that sweetening tea is just a habit and tried it without.

Decent tea actually tastes really good.

Johnnys Arcade · 02-05-2013, 13:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by manickangaroo

I thought only sugar was used in the non-diet ones!

No! Just take a look at any UK Fanta or Tango or Lilt can as well as many others (NOT Coke,Pepsi or Irn Bru). It really pisses me off.

manickangaroo · 02-05-2013, 14:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnnys Arcade

No! Just take a look at any UK Fanta or Tango or Lilt can as well as many others (NOT Coke,Pepsi or Irn Bru). It really pisses me off.

Yeah I can understand that. I honestly didn't know. They must use a combination of sugar and sweeteners then. I only drink diet Coke/Pepsi but do drink regular Tango orange, love it. Diet Tango is awful.

28-04-2013, 11:24	#1
manickangaroo Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cardiff Posts: 1,368	What artificial sweetener do you use in drinks? We're used to Hermesetas but my parents prefer Canderel so always buy one for when they come.

28-04-2013, 17:45	#7
roniandfred Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 32	Sweeteners I have used Boots own for years, never seem to leave an aftertaste. £2.19 for 1000.

28-04-2013, 11:29	#2
PopRocket Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 578	sweetex

28-04-2013, 15:23	#3
Rab64 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 818	Hermesetas

28-04-2013, 16:07	#4
timmoncaster Inactive Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sheffield Posts: 68	I have switched to Tesco everyday sweeteners. I don't shop there but the local cafe had a tub on the counter and I turned my nose up at first. Tried them and never looked back! Got my friend who works at Tesco to stock up for me. Before these I used sweet and low satchets or that half spoon sugar.

28-04-2013, 16:50	#5
ChoccyCarole Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NZ♥Sydney-UK-CYBERDAZZLE Posts: 5,686	For years I always use Hermesetas in the blue and white cannister I use one sweetener in each hot drink I have a friend who always usesTesco's sweeteners an he topples about 6 or more !!!!! into every hot drink he has

28-04-2013, 16:56	#6
manickangaroo Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cardiff Posts: 1,368	Quote: Originally Posted by ChoccyCarole For years I always use Hermesetas in the blue and white cannister I use one sweetener in each hot drink Yeah we use two in each hot drink. I buy the 300's and they're only £1 in Asda, £2 elsewhere!

28-04-2013, 17:49	#8
manickangaroo Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cardiff Posts: 1,368	Quote: Originally Posted by roniandfred I have used Boots own for years, never seem to leave an aftertaste. £2.19 for 1000. Cheap, will try those next.

28-04-2013, 18:03	#9
lem ramsay Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 684	I have Hermesetas at the moment. I have to put 8 in my coffee for it to be sweet like with a couple of spoonfuls of sugar and 3 in a cup of chocolate. With only 2, it's like drinking coffee bitter really. I know my usage is bad, though. I just buy the cheapest sweetener.

28-04-2013, 23:52	#10
Johnnys Arcade Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: 114 Gorgie Road Edinburgh EH11 Posts: 2,744	I could not imagine much worse than a cup of tea with sweeteners in it . Yuck! There is only one sweetener and that is sugar.

29-04-2013, 02:07	#11
Iqbal_M Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,053	I have to use sweeteners for cups of tea and coffee and other food and drink, because I have type 2 diabetes.

29-04-2013, 11:18	#12
Moggio Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4,096	I don't. They're necessary.

29-04-2013, 14:21	#13
Johnnys Arcade Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: 114 Gorgie Road Edinburgh EH11 Posts: 2,744	Quote: Originally Posted by Iqbal_M I have to use sweeteners for cups of tea and coffee and other food and drink, because I have type 2 diabetes. As I cannot stand the taste of these things I really feel sorry for you having to endure this.

30-04-2013, 08:31	#14
fatsi Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,495	Sweetex. Having had sweetners for years I now can't stand sugar in my coffee.

30-04-2013, 09:04	#15
zx50 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: County Durham Posts: 78,630	I don't use artificial sweeteners. I just use sugar. I don't really need to replace sugar with anything.

30-04-2013, 09:08	#16
zx50 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: County Durham Posts: 78,630	Quote: Originally Posted by Moggio I don't. They're necessary. Hit the nail right on the head. Sugar is the brain's energy. Be sensible with it though, don't go way overboard with it.

30-04-2013, 09:37	#17
manickangaroo Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cardiff Posts: 1,368	Quote: Originally Posted by Johnnys Arcade As I cannot stand the taste of these things I really feel sorry for you having to endure this. If you stick to one you get used to the taste and then sugar tastes far too sweet!

30-04-2013, 19:14	#18
Johnnys Arcade Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: 114 Gorgie Road Edinburgh EH11 Posts: 2,744	Quote: Originally Posted by manickangaroo If you stick to one you get used to the taste and then sugar tastes far too sweet! Every person to his/her own thing! They are just not for me & as a soft drinks drinker I object very strongly to them being used in non diet drinks.

30-04-2013, 21:19	#19
clm2071 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,293	Hermesetas for me, I found Sweetex and Canderel far too sweet and chemical tasting

30-04-2013, 21:50	#20
sweh Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: London Posts: 12,508	Splenda, it's delicious.

01-05-2013, 10:25	#21
malpasc Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6,350	Not artificial as such, but I use Truvia which is made from the Stevia plant. To me personally it is the most like sugar I've found.

01-05-2013, 17:06	#22
manickangaroo Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cardiff Posts: 1,368	Quote: Originally Posted by Johnnys Arcade Every person to his/her own thing! They are just not for me & as a soft drinks drinker I object very strongly to them being used in non diet drinks. I thought only sugar was used in the non-diet ones!

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What artificial sweetener do you use in drinks?

01-05-2013, 17:28	#23
scrilla Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,643	Try a nice quality tea without anything to sweeten it. I used to take two sugars in every cup of tea I have daily and somewhere along the line realised that sweetening tea is just a habit and tried it without. Decent tea actually tastes really good.

02-05-2013, 13:35	#24
Johnnys Arcade Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: 114 Gorgie Road Edinburgh EH11 Posts: 2,744	Quote: Originally Posted by manickangaroo I thought only sugar was used in the non-diet ones! No! Just take a look at any UK Fanta or Tango or Lilt can as well as many others (NOT Coke,Pepsi or Irn Bru). It really pisses me off.

02-05-2013, 14:42	#25
manickangaroo Inactive Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cardiff Posts: 1,368	Quote: Originally Posted by Johnnys Arcade No! Just take a look at any UK Fanta or Tango or Lilt can as well as many others (NOT Coke,Pepsi or Irn Bru). It really pisses me off. Yeah I can understand that. I honestly didn't know. They must use a combination of sugar and sweeteners then. I only drink diet Coke/Pepsi but do drink regular Tango orange, love it. Diet Tango is awful.