Stevia
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Tice: High doses of stevia cause a bitter, licorice-like aftertaste
“Stevia, especially when you're using enough to really sweeten something, has You know, has terrible aftertaste, and you know, has like this almost like a licorice flavor, and it just, it was terrible.”
Tice: Lily's was the first stevia-sweetened chocolate bar at Whole Foods
“It was the first Stevia sweetened chocolate bar, because remember, there were some maltitol chocolates at Whole Foods, but they were not performing well, and you know, they were regional rather than national.”
Goodwin: Formulated Custom Stevia Blend Due to Inadequate Commercial Options
“I developed my own stevia blend to sweeten the drink with, because I didn't like any of the technology that was on the market.”
Friedberg: Saccharin and sucralose impair glycemic control unlike aspartame
“And what they found was that if you eat saccharin and sucralose, which we always assumed were better than sugar, they actually adversely affect your ability to control blood glucose. Saccharin and sucralose in particular drive up your blood glucose and makes i…”