Thatoneguy@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoLiquid Death Quietly Adds Stevia to Tea Drinkssh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up11file-text
arrow-up11external-linkLiquid Death Quietly Adds Stevia to Tea Drinkssh.itjust.worksThatoneguy@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
I thought I had finally found a healthy drink I liked with no artificial sweetness and they had to go and fuck it up
minus-squareEbby@lemmy.ssba.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoOn the plus side, stevia isn’t artificial.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWhat is “artificial?” It is all marketing BS
minus-squareEbby@lemmy.ssba.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoGenerally, artificial sweeteners are chemically synthesized while natural sweeteners are grown and refined. I used to grow the stevia plant in my garden.
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoCan you differentiate synthesis and refinement for me?
minus-squareEbby@lemmy.ssba.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoI would say synthesis in this example is the creation of a molecular compound from differing source materials while refinement is the isolation and concentration of an existing compound.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoDoes that matter at all? In reality it is all arbitrary. By that definition table salt is artificial and poison nightshade is natural. https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/05/24/mythbusting-gone-wrong-how-dangerous-organic-pesticide-myth-began/
minus-squareEbby@lemmy.ssba.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoHey, you asked… I just answered.
On the plus side, stevia isn’t artificial.
What is “artificial?”
It is all marketing BS
Generally, artificial sweeteners are chemically synthesized while natural sweeteners are grown and refined.
I used to grow the stevia plant in my garden.
Can you differentiate synthesis and refinement for me?
I would say synthesis in this example is the creation of a molecular compound from differing source materials while refinement is the isolation and concentration of an existing compound.
Does that matter at all?
In reality it is all arbitrary. By that definition table salt is artificial and poison nightshade is natural.
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/05/24/mythbusting-gone-wrong-how-dangerous-organic-pesticide-myth-began/
Hey, you asked… I just answered.