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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: neilep on 03/02/2008 20:21:28

Title: Is NOT real sugar actually sweet ?..and other sweet orientated queries !!
Post by: neilep on 03/02/2008 20:21:28

Dear SugarSweetologists (and Verruca Salt ..quick quiz...who is Verruca Salt?)


Is FAKE sugar like this :

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attaining REAL sweetness like this ?

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Or is it trickery that fools your taste buds ?...If so...how does it do it ?..what about insects and other sugar loving species ?..will they readily accept fake sugar with all it's artificial sweetness luff and joy ?


Anyway, the kettles on...one lump or seven ?

Title: Is NOT real sugar actually sweet ?..and other sweet orientated queries !!
Post by: Karen W. on 03/02/2008 20:23:51

Seven!!!

BTW If I pit out cubed real sugar and then open the fake stuff and set it out.. The ants do not even go near the fake but they do however swarm the real.. especially if I have forgotten to defend the house before winter! LOL So I think there must be some difference!

Title: Is NOT real sugar actually sweet ?..and other sweet orientated queries !!
Post by: JnA on 04/02/2008 02:35:24

I don't think insects would like aspartame, sucralose or saccharin.

All of the above are much sweeter than sucrose, perhaps that has something to do with the mass insect rejection.


"(and Verruca Salt ..quick quiz...who is Verruca Salt?)"


Once upon a time I played Veruca Salt in a stage production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I want it *NOW*!

:)