"-L." > wrote in
oups.com:

>
> enigma wrote:
>> on a related note, am i really the only person that can
>> taste
>> the fake sugar aftertaste of Splenda? i've not met anyone
>> else that admits to being able to detect any difference
>> between Splenda & sugar.
>
> That stuff is vile. Worse than Nutrasweet, IMO. There
> must be a Splenda gene for tasters and non-tasters because
> so many people say "It tastes just like sugar." (Um, NO it
> doesn't!)

well, there *is* a taster gene for aspartame & saccharine, so
why not one for sucralose?
not all kids react badly to artificial colors & flavors
either, so i suspect a genetic component there too.
lee
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