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09 May 2025, 11:06 am

Nah mate I don't like it


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09 May 2025, 11:53 am

They say a true Scotsman uses salt. I'm very wholesome and Spartan myself, but I'm not sure about doing that. There's a bit of the wimpy decadent sheeple in all of us I suppose, unless you're Scottish.



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09 May 2025, 11:58 am

I put salt in my porridge

I'm pretty sure my ex did too and he is Scottish


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09 May 2025, 11:59 am

I wonder how a bit of flavacol (butter-salt, for popcorn) would taste in porridge.


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09 May 2025, 1:08 pm

I wouldn't want to eat Flavacol. It's got artificial flavours in it, and possibly colours. And the exact formula isn't in the public domain. One of these trade secrets things. Could be mostly finely-ground salt, which isn't needed for porridge because any salt would dissolve in it. The buttery flavouring could be diacetyl, which has a bit of a question mark over its toxicity. Why not just use real butter and ordinary salt?

But a chap might well eat it and come to no harm.



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09 May 2025, 1:45 pm

Never even heard of it before and I don't eat popcorn because it sets my ibs off


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09 May 2025, 1:52 pm

babybird wrote:
Nah mate I don't like it


Have you tried any of the following: Truvia (erythritol and stevia leaf extract), Sucralose or Xylitol?



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09 May 2025, 2:06 pm

My daughter has all that stuff but I'm not bothered

I like my tea unsweetened and salt on porridge is quite good and I reckon everything else has sugar or sweeteners in


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09 May 2025, 3:01 pm

Xylitol makes people fart. At least it made me fart. A lot. They weren't smelly but it was embarrassing when I was with people with no sense of humour about these things. No warnings on the box either. I don't know how they get away with it, selling a product liable to cause a breach of the peace like that. When I'm prime minister I'll have them fined heavily and give the money to their victims.



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09 May 2025, 3:03 pm

ToughDiamond wrote:
The buttery flavouring could be diacetyl, which has a bit of a question mark over its toxicity.


When inhaled.

So umm... don't inhale it, just eat it. It's a naturally occurring substance; it's why butter tastes like butter.

As to why not use real butter, real butter is mostly fat. Sometimes I want the buttery flavour without adding (more) fat.

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Diacetyl arises naturally as a byproduct of fermentation. In some fermentative bacteria, it is formed via the thiamine pyrophosphate-mediated condensation of pyruvate and acetyl CoA. Sour (cultured) cream, cultured buttermilk, and cultured butter are produced by inoculating pasteurized cream or milk with a lactic starter culture, churning (agitating) and holding the milk until a desired pH drop (or increase in acidity) is attained. Cultured cream, cultured butter, and cultured buttermilk owe their tart flavour to lactic acid bacteria and their buttery aroma and taste to diacetyl. Malic acid can be converted to lactic acid to make diacetyl.


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09 May 2025, 3:04 pm

ToughDiamond wrote:
Xylitol makes people fart. At least it made me fart. A lot. They weren't smelly but it was embarrassing when I was with people with no sense of humour about these things. No warnings on the box either. I don't know how they get away with it, selling a product liable to cause a breach of the peace like that. When I'm prime minister I'll have them fined heavily and give the money to their victims.


Sorbitol, xylitol and other sugar alcohols are well-known for causing gas and sometimes diarrhea.


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09 May 2025, 3:05 pm

ToughDiamond wrote:
Xylitol makes people fart. At least it made me fart. A lot. They weren't smelly but it was embarrassing when I was with people with no sense of humour about these things. No warnings on the box either. I don't know how they get away with it, selling a product liable to cause a breach of the peace like that. When I'm prime minister I'll have them fined heavily and give the money to their victims.


:lol:



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09 May 2025, 3:20 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
ToughDiamond wrote:
The buttery flavouring could be diacetyl, which has a bit of a question mark over its toxicity.


When inhaled.

So umm... don't inhale it, just eat it. It's a naturally occurring substance; it's why butter tastes like butter.

As to why not use real butter, real butter is mostly fat. Sometimes I want the buttery flavour without adding (more) fat.

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Diacetyl arises naturally as a byproduct of fermentation. In some fermentative bacteria, it is formed via the thiamine pyrophosphate-mediated condensation of pyruvate and acetyl CoA. Sour (cultured) cream, cultured buttermilk, and cultured butter are produced by inoculating pasteurized cream or milk with a lactic starter culture, churning (agitating) and holding the milk until a desired pH drop (or increase in acidity) is attained. Cultured cream, cultured butter, and cultured buttermilk owe their tart flavour to lactic acid bacteria and their buttery aroma and taste to diacetyl. Malic acid can be converted to lactic acid to make diacetyl.

Like I said, you'd probably get away with it. But I think commercial popcorn stinks anyway, so if I bothered with the stuff I'd just get plain popping corn and make my own flavouring out of something more natural. It's a philosopy thing. Butter does contain more fat pound for pound, but how much butter do you need for a bit of popcorn?



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09 May 2025, 3:36 pm

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Butter does contain more fat pound for pound, but how much butter do you need for a bit of popcorn?


None, I've got flavacol. :heart:

It's also a nice addition to mac and cheese.


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09 May 2025, 3:38 pm

Don't get me started on MuckDonalds.



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09 May 2025, 3:47 pm



I like any brand that makes Miku their spokesrobot.


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