And my response. Sun Crystals are made from natural can sugar and “Erythritol” which the company calls natural as well. It, like phenylalanine and xylitol, is said to occur naturally in many food products. I still don’t think that counts as “natural” but then sugar itself is extracted and processed.
It says one packet equals the sweetness of about 1 teaspoon sugar - I put half a packet in my iced coffee this morning and it’s far sweeter than that.
I take it that Erythritol has has been used in other products and the pairing of it with cane sugar is what is new. It has 4 calories per teaspoon instead of about 16.
Taste - is interesting. It really does seem to taste like sugar, better than sucralose/splenda - but there is also a cool almost mint like sensation. It’ll take more than 2 packets to figure out whether I like it in things. It says that you can use it in cooking and baking.
Reviewers on Amazon had mixed reactions. It seems to be to be rather expensive right now and Wikipedia apparently warns of a strange after-sensation (the cooling) when consumed in large amounts. Some of the complaints were strange but aren’t they often on Amazon? One person said they take forever to dissolve and I wouldn’t say that at all. They disappeared pretty well instantly in my iced coffee. Others complained it wasn’t sweet enough but that would actually be a plus for me. The problem with the flavor of artificial sweeteners is how overwhelming sweet they are.
I guess the main thing holding me back from it right now is it’s expense. $25 for 250 packets on Amazon. We’ll see what the cost is when it makes it to regular stores.
I thought Sun Crystals were made only from cane sugar and stevia (as stated in their ingredient listing). I started buying them because they didn't have erythritol (sugar alcohol) like Truvia and PureVia.
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Sun Crystals are a new low-calorie sweetener. You can get a free sample so you can decide for yourself whether you like it.
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And my response. Sun Crystals are made from natural can sugar and “Erythritol” which the company calls natural as well. It, like phenylalanine and xylitol, is said to occur naturally in many food products. I still don’t think that counts as “natural” but then sugar itself is extracted and processed.
It says one packet equals the sweetness of about 1 teaspoon sugar - I put half a packet in my iced coffee this morning and it’s far sweeter than that.
I take it that Erythritol has has been used in other products and the pairing of it with cane sugar is what is new. It has 4 calories per teaspoon instead of about 16.
Taste - is interesting. It really does seem to taste like sugar, better than sucralose/splenda - but there is also a cool almost mint like sensation. It’ll take more than 2 packets to figure out whether I like it in things. It says that you can use it in cooking and baking.
Reviewers on Amazon had mixed reactions. It seems to be to be rather expensive right now and Wikipedia apparently warns of a strange after-sensation (the cooling) when consumed in large amounts. Some of the complaints were strange but aren’t they often on Amazon? One person said they take forever to dissolve and I wouldn’t say that at all. They disappeared pretty well instantly in my iced coffee. Others complained it wasn’t sweet enough but that would actually be a plus for me. The problem with the flavor of artificial sweeteners is how overwhelming sweet they are.
I guess the main thing holding me back from it right now is it’s expense. $25 for 250 packets on Amazon. We’ll see what the cost is when it makes it to regular stores.
Anyone else tried it?