Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Anthony's Erythritol Granules, 2.5lbs, Non GMO, Natural Sweetener, Keto & Paleo Friendly

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Tastes like sugar, great for Keto

May 15, 2018

I am on the Keto diet and tried to make home made iced cream with Stevia because my local grocery store did not carry Erythritol. It was terrible. It had an awful, strong taste of artificial sweetener. I ended up throwing it away.

I decided to give the recipe another shot so I came on Amazon and ordered some Erythritol. When it was delivered I could immediately tell the difference as the bag was much heavier than Splenda or Stevia and had the same feel as sugar. I took a taste and was pleasantly surprised. It has a similar density, texture as sugar. Most importantly it tastes like sugar without a hint of tasting artificial or aftertaste. I loaded the ingredients back into my iced cream maker and wow, the results were fantastic. I had a couple of other people taste the iced cream and they couldn't tell that it wasn't made with regular sugar. They also thought, like I did, that the plain crystals tasted just like sugar.... I will definitely purchase again!

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Eric R

No aftertaste

July 19, 2018

Pretty good. The best thing about this product is the fact that is has absolutely no aftertaste unlike all other sugar substitutes. Stevia, Sweet & Low, etc all have a disgusting aftertaste in my opinion so much so that I can’t use them at all. The only downside that I’ve found with Erythritol is the fact that it’s not very sweet. In my experience it’s not a 1:1 ratio compared to the sweetness of real sugar. More like 2 or 3 to 1. So normally I put 1.5 tablespoons of real sugar in my coffe and with this product I find that I have to use at least 3 tablespoons if not 4 to get the same sweetness as 1.5 tablespoons of real sugar. But it’s pretty inexpensive and not really a big deal to throw an extra tablespoon of two into whatever I putting this product in. I also use Lakanto’s Monk Fruit 1:1 product which is made of mostly Erythritol with a small amount of Monk Fruit. The sweetness of Monk Fruit is about 25 times that of regular sugar so a small amount of Monk Fruit in Lakanto’s product enables the sweetness to mirror 1:1 vs. real Sugar. The downside to that product is it’s pretty expensive so in my coffee I’ve started using 1 tablespoon of this product and 1 tablespoon of the Lakanto Monk Fruit 1:1 Sugar-free Sweetner and I find that gives me the equivalent sweetness of 1.5 tablespoons of real sugar. If you search for Lakanto’s Monk Fruit product double check before you buy it. They also sell a 100% Monk Fruit concentrate product that has no Erythritol and it’s super sweet.

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Dan

Bad, bitter aftertaste, mild nausea.

September 9, 2018

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After reading alot of good things about this sweetener while looking for something less sketchy than Splenda, I decided to give it a try. I used it to sweeten my coffee. It doesnt work for me. Of course I cant stand the taste of Stevia either. It triggers the bitter taste receptors on my tongue with a vengeance.
This stuff does something similar..... the taste is very odd to me, and gives my coffee a strong chemical taste. Bitter aftertaste, and it caused something very close to nausea. I'm really disappointed. I wanted to like it.
It may work better on cereal or in solid food, but as a coffee sweetener........ nope. Anyone want my bag? I only used like two tablespoons of it and doubt I'll be using the rest. Bummer.

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Butterfly

It leaves a cooling after taste

June 5, 2018

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The item came fast and I love it's packaging, especially since you can re-seal the bag. However, I can't say I love the product. I made almond flour chocolate chip cookies and they looked great, but I can't say the same for the taste. They had a distinct cooling taste, as if I had put too much baking soda. So I will not be using it again. Hence the two star rating.

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mechiele

Does not break down smooth. Crystalized texture.

April 18, 2019

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This stuff does not break down and stays very crystally and grainy in anything that is cooked then chilled.
We made maple syrup with it and while the syrup was hot, it was smooth. But once it cooled it crystalized again and was not smooth.
We made a cheesecake and the same thing happened.
If your making a hot , stay hot while consumed product this would work. But nothing that cools to room temperature or chilled.
I would not repurchase.

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September 11, 2018

This is my first experience with erythritol. The product itself seems like good quality but i dont like it. It taste similar to sugar but seems pointless to use bc the flavor dissapates almost immediately. You have to use A LOT to satisfy your sweet tooth and that's definitely not healthy. Gonna toss it since i cant return it and go back to coconut sugar or dates to sweeten stuff.

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Edward Peets

I thought this was a good sweetener for my diabetic friends

October 9, 2017

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This gives some people diarrhea and headaches. I don't personally respond to erythritol that way but it sure makes it hard to make things for other people. I thought this was a good sweetener for my diabetic friends.

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March 3, 2018

Meh, this is no dig at the company - I buy lots of products from Anthony's...however, Erythritol regardless of company has this odd aftertaste that I personally do not like but you might...still love Anthony's

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Anastasiya Christiansen

Not sweet, tastes like baking soda

September 13, 2018

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This does not sweeten any of my baking at all. In fact, i tried baking with this twice now and each time the final product tastes like bakind soda. I tried putting it into my hot tea- nothing. It is expensive for what it is and i am going to have to explore other options for sweetner

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July 25, 2017

in my opinion this is the worst Erythritol sweetener i've tried. I use it to sweeten my almond and coconut milks as well as my coffee and teas. I have used other similar sweeteners that are 1/2 tspn serving sizes this brand has 1 tspn serving. Isn't sweet at all and have to use so much more than other comparable products. Personally, the best tasting Erythritol sweetener by a mile is Pyure. Not very happy with this purchase.

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Jamie Stengle

Looks good but almost no flavor and causes gas

April 30, 2019

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this stuff sounds good if you are trying to cut back on sugar but it has almost no flavor and if you eat more than a tiny bit you end up with gas. I stopped using it and threw it away. It might be great for some but not for me and my family.

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Steve Cruz

Don't care for the flavor in baked goods

August 21, 2018

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I bought this for baking and really disliked the taste. Tried it with other sweeteners and it has a distinctive "cool" flavor -- which might go well with minty things.

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