Sweeteners

submitted over 5 years ago by shmickledood

I know that a lot of sweeteners and commercial juices use Sucralose, which brings up safety concerns. What is the general consensus on Sucralose? Also, are there alternatives or is it even worth sweetening juices?

Comments

14 points

by GatedGrainover 5 years ago

If you have 20 minutes to spare, DIYorDIE has an excellent video that explains everything about this.

Here is the thread he posted it in originally.

My personal takeaway is that while sucralose is kinda sketchy, it's nowhere near as bad as what is in cigarettes. So if you need to use sucralose to keep vaping and stay off cigs, go for it.

2 points

by shmickledoodover 5 years ago

Yeah, I watched it. From my understanding most commercial juices have it in, so I've probably vaped plenty without knowing.

9 points

by curious_hangoverover 5 years ago

You probably get more toxins walking by a busy street or by living in LA than adding .25% super sweet or any other sucralose. You’ll be OK

6 points

by seratneover 5 years ago

Monk fruit is a possible alternative.

Try making a recipe without the sweetener though. It really just accentuates the highs and makes the vapor "feel" wetter. There's other ways to accomplish the feel. And sucralose just tastes like salt to me.

2 points

by InappropriateTAover 5 years ago

Ugh, I just looked up CAP Super Sweet in the Safety Compendium/Database and it’s categorized as “Avoid.”

Seems like sucralose is noted as “evidence this ingredient is toxic when vaped.”

I guess that 30mL I just ordered will remain unopened...

3 points

by ID10-Tover 5 years agoWinner: Best Recipe of 2019 - Counter Punch

I think of it as a spectrum, not as safe/unsafe.

0 is breathing nothing but fresh clean air. 10 is smoking cigarettes. 1 would be vaping nothing but unflavored no-nic juice. If CAP Super Sweet makes the difference between 5 and 6, I'm not gonna sweat it.

2 points

by Thundernutover 5 years ago

Shit. Been using super sweet forever. I also have tpa sweetener however.

2 points

by Stravs82over 5 years ago

I wouldn't worry about it, sucralose is in just about every single concentrate out there.

1 points

by InappropriateTAover 5 years ago

Not according to the compendium, if that can be trusted. There are a good number of the ones that I got that don’t have Caution or Avoid notes.

2 points

by InappropriateTAover 5 years ago

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but TPA Sweetener and Super Sweetener are both sucralose as well.

1 points

by shmickledoodover 5 years ago

RIP

2 points

by mkweiseover 5 years agoMissing One Flavor

> is it even worth sweetening juices?

It's like with espresso: if the beans are good, adding sugar would ruin the beautifully complex flavor. If the beans are shitty, adding sugar can make it half-drinkable by partially hiding the off-flavors.

Many commercial juice makers follow the motto: "If you can't make it taste good, at least you can make it taste sweet."

1 points

by VileCaveFurbyover 5 years ago

Mind if I ask what's the name of this compendium?

1 points

by shmickledoodover 5 years ago

DIY Compendium

1 points

by blindjerryover 5 years ago

It's on the sidebar.

https://safety.diyejuice.org

1 points

by SpaceAidsCaptMarvelover 5 years ago

I don’t like sucralose because it taints my coil faster and I like to get more time from the but as others have said, you got far worse toxins from smoke.

1 points

by KingCatLoLover 5 years ago

I hate sweetners in my juice, I'm not sure what sweeteners taking the market by storm lately in commercial products but it's horrible in my opinion, it's ruined juices I used to love. I make all of my juices now anyway, but really disappointing. It's like it leaves a layer of juice on my tongue, same feeling as an rda spitting juice on my tongue, without the burn thankfully lol