FLAVORINGS & EXTRACTSI've sampled various brands and flavors of extracts that are sugar free and below I tell what I think of each one. This is only my opinion, of course, but it might help you to decide what kind to buy. I use extracts and flavorings in all kinds of low carb recipes from pound cake to panna cotta. Be sure to check the labels, many contain sugar. Sometimes a brand will have some flavors without sugar and other flavors that do have sugar in them.
In the chart below, a (P) next to a flavor signifies a pure extract, (A) means artificially flavored.
FLAVOR BRAND REVIEW Almond (P) Adams strong maraschino cherry flavor Banana (A) Kroger tastes surprisingly realistic Banana (A) Spice Barn not quite as realistic as Kroger's, but not as fake as Watkins Banana (A) Watkins tastes a like banana candy, not real bananas Caramel (A) Watkins nice flavor Chocolate (A) Adams not bad, kind of like Nestle Quik when added to milk Coconut (A) Adams tastes like bubblegum, nothing like coconut Coconut (A) Kroger tastes like suntan lotion Coconut (A) Spice Barn not quite realistic, but pleasant tasting Coconut (A) Watkins nothing like coconut, unpleasant chemical flavor, threw it out Lemon (P) Adams almost as good as McCormick's Lemon (P) Kroger tastes good, but more like lemon candy than real lemon Lemon (P) McCormick tastes like real lemon, very good Lime Twist (P) Spice Barn tastes like bad lime candy or household cleaner Maple (A) Kroger nice maple flavor Orange (P) Kroger good flavor, but a bit more like candy than real orange Orange (P) Adams very realistic orange flavor Peppermint (P) Kroger a bit too much like toothpaste Peppermint (P) Adams very good, tastes like a candy cane Pineapple (A) Watkins quite good and pretty realistic flavor Rum (A) Adams tastes a lot like real rum Strawberry (A) Watkins nothing like real strawberry, unpleasant flavor Vanilla (A) Flavor King not bad, but has a slight almond flavor Vanilla Butter & Nut (A) Kroger butterscotch flavor
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