TFA's Ethyl Maltol vs Sweetener.

submitted over 9 years ago by TwistedfexerProud Sidebar Reader!

Does ethyl maltol and sweetener by TFA have a big difference?

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by goldfish18over 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

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by Twistedfexerover 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Wow.. This is perfect! Thank you so much, this helped me in more ways than one!

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by Fawgmachineover 9 years agoMixologist

Yes. I love EM. It helps take out any harsh tones and provides any sweetness if needed, it seems to only sweeten so much to not ever oversweeten. I only use it .5-1% or 1.5% tops but mostly under 1% :)

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by thedirtyprojectorover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Ethyl maltol gives the feeling of sweetness, not real sweetness. TFA Sweetener is sweetness. As in you can literally feel sugar lingering on your tongue.

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by AnonymousAkulaover 9 years ago

May I ask, what is the feeling of sweetness? It being a bit cloy on the tongue?

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by thedirtyprojectorover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

It's hard to explain. Sucralose or sweetener leaves a sugary taste on the tongue and fucks your coils up. EM isn't sweet, though you do feel a sensation on your palette. Sucralose is in your face sweetness, EM is more for adding the illusion of sweetness.

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by Towerfulover 9 years ago

You taste the sweet.
Its kinda the pure essence of sweet, on the tip of your tongue.

I find it stands out a mile off, and never really sits in a mix.
Like putting 4 spoons of sugar in a cup of tea.
Its hard to explain, now that I think about it. Perhaps the difference between a lime hard-boiled sweet and fresh lime juice.
The hard boiled sweet tastes of lime, but it is sweet all over your mouth. Sure, its tart and not bitter, but perhaps its only not bitter due to the sugar.
Fresh lime juice can be quite sweet (as in nice ripe fresh limes, not bitter, but just tart), but its not the same kind of sweetness that you get from a hard boiled sweet.

Same could be said for strawberries, I guess. Fresh strawberries can be lovely and sweet, but in a different way than a strawberry hard boiled sweet.

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by psykiover 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

"Sweetness" is one of a few taste receptors in your tongue that you can actually sense. Your tongue doesn't have receptors for flavors, most of what you perceive in a flavor is through your nose which is why flavors come alive on the exhale.

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by RinVapesover 9 years ago

I prefer Sucralose over EM. EM has a distinctive flavor to it. (which isn't bad, it just may not be what you're looking for) However, overall, I try to avoid both. Sweetener gunks up coils, turns eliquid a darker color (on the wick especially) and can easily overpower your mix. Many flavors already have sweetener in them anyway