On 5/11/2014 3:19 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
> I have been trying a new sweetener - Swerve. I was looking for low-carb
> recipes, and came across one that called for this. I looked it up on the
> net, and ordered a pound.
>
> It tastes as good as any no-calorie sweetener that I've tried, and it
> has a few advantages over the others. It looks a lot like sugar; it's
> actually granulated like sugar, and dissolves much like sugar. It
> supposedly shares some other attributes with sugar, such as the ability
> to brown, and it's supposed to hold up well in baking, although I
> haven't tried either attribute yet. It has no bitter aftertaste that I
> can tell.
>
> One offputting quality is that it absorbs heat when it dissolves, which
> means that if you use it undissolved, such as just eating a pinch from
> the container, you will notice a distinct cooling sensation. This is not
> a problem if you eat it after it is dissolved in something. It's also
> not cheap, as you can imagine.
>
> The SO, who is on the low-carb diet, likes it, although she didn't care
> for the cooling effect. I hope to try cooking with it, perhaps even some
> baking if I can find some good low-carb baking recipes.
>
> http://www.swervesweetener.com/

Lotte makes a xylitol hard candy with a cooling mouth effect. It's great
stuff and comes in milk and lemon flavor. I think it's popular in Korea.
I buy the stuff whenever I can find it.