If you taste the emulsion straight from the bottle, is it normal for it to taste bitter? Thanks in advance.
181762
it certainly is....these items are concentrates and not meant to taste out of the bottle. any extract will provide the same experience. I would suggest using it in your baked goods in the amt suggested and you will most certainly be more pleased.
181763
Yes, it tastes bitter. All the emulsions do but you can smell the flavor. This is way better than extracts. I have also used the orange, rum, lemon flavors.
181764
I just tasted mine. It does have a slightly bitter flavor straight from the bottle. As Jan has stated, such is the case with any extract. This product makes the most luxuriously flavored butter creams and fillings imaginable. Use slightly less than recommended for unbaked items than you would for cookies and cakes.
1868148
The source part of your question has been answered already. As for taste, I have only had these several months so I can only answer how they taste when relatively fresh. I sampled one after it had been in my truck for several weeks (temps 50-90 degrees) and it was no different than most bottled water. You may want to search through all of the feedback comments to see if anyone has done a long-term taste test. Bottom line is, in an emergency, as long as it is palatable it will do the job. It doesn't have to taste like Perrier.
400535
I was like whaaaaaat issssss this???? I tried to squeeze all the liquid but it still had a weird consistency. I thought it was just a random messed up tube. Looks like i was not the only one.
1002425
I've used it twice and the first time was without a funny taste. The second time there was just a hint of funny taste the first draw. I am not sure if this was due to a bit of old water left in tubing which is hard to clear but it wasn't bad and was gone after first sip. I've tried other bladders with a much more obvious taste. All in all it was much better that all other bladders I have tried in past.
791917
All of the bottles I have had have been a very dark brown-orange color. Because I didn't care for the consistency of the liquid just in water, I have always put it in juice so I can't really say if the taste is bitter or if one bottle has tasted different from another bottle. You raise a good question though. Perhaps it would be best to reach out to the manufacturer to determine what color the product should be when it is freshest.
2121658
Well its pure, so naturally it will be bitter. Try mixing with lemon water. I would rather it be clean then full of chemicals and artificial sugars
1806413
There was a stronger metallic taste upon first using the bottle even though I gave it a rinse. It has since faded and I notice it every once in a while...i might be sensitive to it, but it's worth noting. Good luck with you're decision.
1473741
Doesn't for me at all, whereas regular fish oil does. The krill oil smells fishy in the bottle, but no after taste.
1122814
I can taste the stevia in it. I don't like the taste, either. I'm drinking it right now. I added PB2 to try and hide the stevia flavor, but it isn't working! Stevia may be all natural, but as far as I'm concerned it tastes just as nasty as artificial sweeteners!
101
Not that I have noticed. It is just swallowed and forgotten. Lyn-Genet Recitas, author and nutritionist of the book THE PLAN, recommends this company as one of the best for keeping their products pure from harvest to the bottling. It is a good source of iodine which most of us are deficient of. I got it after reading her book and have kept it up for 9 mos. now. The taste or after taste has never been a factor for me. go for it!
1152436
when you first get it just make sure to rinse it out. that would be the only time you will get that plastic taste to it. but after you rinse it out i havent gotten any plastic taste. sorry for the delay
1018746
I've been using it for about a month and haven't noticed a change in taste. Although I'm also no water connoisseur. If. It only occurs while in your fridge, possible it's due to other food odors.
2122399
Just broke one open and tasted it. At first it tasted like nothing much - just a light oil, but it had slight odd aftertaste that is just slightly bitter and lingering. Nothing overpowering, but different.
103100
I've had 2 batches that had the terrible smell. The first I poured out thinking it had gone bad. Then I read somewhere that sometimes racking it repeatedly and getting more oxygen into it makes the smell go away. I tried that the second time it happened to me and the smell disappeared. Not sure what will happen now that it's bottled.
32385
I do notice a minor fishy smell and perhaps a little change in the taste of my smoothies but really not much. Did you refrigerate after you opened it? I have a small jar I took to work that was not refrigerated and it did get fishier smelling. But still not that bad. I think a little taste, smell and color just comes with the product. This is still by fat the best spiulina product I've ever used and iI have been feeling marvelous!
1249889
I too have been waiting to see recent reviews. Seem to be trending positive lately - and I note that one review commented: "... new FDA guidelines, they can't put whole stevia in this anymore, so it's just an "extract" which is much more bitter". While I cannot confirm that, it makes sense. I used to put 3 drops in a cup of coffee, and now am putting in 10, and to flavor yogurt, have had to similarly double/triple. I have not noticed the bad taste/bitter taste others noted.
310874
This is very low sodium. It uses solar evaporation to produce it. I use six drops in a 16oz glass of ozone water. It you taste it straight it is bitter and not salty. I hope this helps you.