SweetLeaf Water Flavoring Drops - Stevia Water Enhancer, Sugar Free, Zero Calorie Water Additive for Flavor, Contains Monk Fruit Extract, Gluten Free, Keto Friendly - 1.62 Fl Oz (Variety Pack of 8)
J**N
I can drink water now!
I don't care for water, but now I can gulp it down easy. One squirt in 24 ounces of water works right for me. I see some negative comments on this site about SweeLeaf. I don't get it, especially if you're a bit of a health geek and are accustomed to the stevia taste. You will love this. Soooo much better than water alone. I fell in love with the WaterDrops (of Waterdrops.com) but that brand is so expensive. I may still use that brand time-to-time, because those drops have vitamins. But SweetLeaf drops are just as tasty. I'm sure I'll be using both. I can get my daily water down in under an hour, instead of two days. I have only tried the mixed berry and the strawberry-kiwi.EDIT: Don't bother with the mixed berry. If I had actually taken a sip of my water yesterday, BEFORE hitting "Submit", I'd only suggest the strawberry-kiwi. Period. I really like the strawberry-kiwi. The mixed berry has a type of plastic-y flavor, that's just not right. I'm trashing it. I don't know if I want to risk any of the other flavors. I'll stick with the strawberry-kiwi.
C**1
There is something definitely wrong with these drops now. Not the same drops at all.
My husband and I have been ordering these drops for at least the last three years and REALLY liked the taste of our water when we used them. For me, it was every day because I find that flavoring the water helps me drink a great deal more of it throughout the day which has helped me in many ways.So the time to replenish came around and I put my order in, got them 2 days later (thank you, Amazon!) and put them in the cabinet to use when I finished the previous batch. Two days later I added a few drops of the peach mango into my water bottle, took a drink and spit it out because it was just awful. Horrid! I can't even describe the taste adequately but it was NOT peach mango by any stretch of the imagination.Had the hubby try it and he found it awful as well. He spit it out also because he thought there was something really wrong with it. I opened the next bottle (I get the five bottle orders) thinking that surely this was just a case of one simple mistake that only affected one bottle but nope, same thing with the next bottle.Evidently there is no longer any stevia in it and there is most certainly not even a hint of peach nor is there a hint of mango. It tastes really off, tinny, kind of bitter. I opened the third bottle and same thing so evidently the entire batch was off. I wasn't upset (yet) just disappointed so I called Amazon, explained the problem and the young woman issued a credit to my account.Then, I looked up the company contact information and sent them a polite letter explaining what had happened, gave them the batch numbers (two different batch numbers) and suggested they look into the problem. About an hour later I ordered the strawberry-kiwi flavor, again 5 bottles. Got them yesterday and I could smell the strawberry scent on the outside of the bottle so I thought, "Great! Let's line up the water bottles!" That response was a bit premature because these bottles were no better than the peach mango. Same taste, most unpleasant.Now I'm really ticked off because I haven't heard anything from the company who makes the drops so evidently, they don't care about their customer's experience. DO NOT waste your money on these stevia drops. There's no stevia in them apparently as there's no sweetness to the drops at all and the flavors that are supposed to be there are most definitely not. How the bottles can have such a noticeable strawberry aroma and completely lack any strawberry taste is beyond me. At this point I'm almost tempted to get these bottles tested for some kind of contamination. It's very, very weird.So save your money and find something else if you like a bit of flavor to your water. If I get the test done I'll come back and edit this with updated information.Last, but not least, if anyone else has had this same problem please contact the manufacturer, the seller on Amazon and Amazon customer service. Most importantly though the manufacturer needs to wake up and pull this stuff before anybody gets sick.**An update After I reviewed these drops the manufacturer told me, via email, to take the issue up with Amazon. Ridiculous. The review & complaint was about the product not packaging!
L**A
Don't use too much!
Even though I use stevia sweetened products all the time, something about this required my taste buds to adapt. At first I kept adding more, but I remembered about the process of adapting one's taste, added a touch of another brand (since I'd bought a fruit punch flavor) and WOW had I put too much of the first one! Once I got used to it, it's great. But don't give up on it at first try.Not sure about value yet 😕.
C**.
Great flavors without the artificial ingredients
I don't love plain water, but need to hydrate more, so I've been looking for a better-tasting stevia or alternative to monkfruit with erythritol. SweetLeaf seems to be harder to find in stores and is a bit pricey, so it took me a while to try it out. Here are some pro/cons and a description of all the flavors.PROS- O calories, sugars, or carbs; no artificial sweeteners or colors, based on organic, non-GMO stevia. I've been going through an elimination diet and could still use this.- Doesn't have the Stevia aftertaste that you have even in products like Zevia. (However, the hubby won't tolerate ANY stevia taste, so it's still a "no" from him.)- Great if, like me, you like the flavors in candy and fountain drinks, but don't like the negative ingredients/side effects. TIP: start with less and build up the flavor if you want it sweeter/stronger as it can get overpowering if you put too much.- Easy to use and carry with you.- I have been drinking so much more water using these drops!- After 4 weeks, hasn't upset my stomach as stevia sometimes does.- Has completely replaced my buying VitaminWaters and Zevia, so ultimately a huge cost savings.CONS- Pricey if you want to buy just one (most flavors). Also, I went through 3 bottles in just 1-2 weeks while figuring out how much to use. You may use less, but the bottles aren't huge.- It has a lot of packaging. Plastic bottle, plastic wrap seal, plastic packaging for the multipack.- I had at least 2-3 that arrived sticky on the outside, so I assume some leakage. (No inner foil seal, just the plastic overwrap on the flip top).- NOTE! These don't taste like natural fruit flavors. I don't mind, but if you want that, you might instead try doing infusions with real fruit and then adding some clear/plain stevia drops if you want it sweeter.Here's my review of the flavors, which I liked overall:- Strawberry Kiwi: Seems to be most popular in reviews and posts. I found it to be great all around and drank it all day, every day for 3 weeks without getting tired of it. Reminds me of Starburst strawberry; no kiwi I can detect.- Raspberry Lemonade: My 2nd favorite. Mostly tastes like the raspberry in a raspberry Lipton fountain iced tea with an end note of lemon SweetTart. SweetLeaf lemon in general tastes more like bottled lemon juice, and is very faint (such as in their monkfruit lemonade flavor, which I don't recommend).- Mixed Berry: Mostly raspberry with a bit of blueberry syrup (such as for pancakes). Less sweet than the Strawberry Kiwi. 3rd on my go-to list.- Peach Mango: Like the "peach" you get in iced/hot teas. I don't detect any mango. Can be a bit heavy; build up the flavor gradually.- Tropical Punch: Tastes mostly like coconut water flavoring with a bit of tartness. Best when cold. Smells like a pina colada in the bottle. NOT at all like Hawaiian Punch/Kool-Aid tropical punch flavor.- Lemon Lime: My least favorite here, and also in the candy world. Tastes mainly like a flat, less sweet Sprite, with mostly lime notes. I won't use it again for water; maybe as a flavor in a smoothie or elsewhere.Good buy? I'd start with buying a single bottle (e.g., Strawberry Kiwi) to see if you like the Stevia base and general flavor. If you like that, this multipack is a great next step to try other flavors. I would definitely buy this multipack again for variety if it didn't have the Lemon Lime. Highly recommend the brand and range of flavors in general. TIP: try their chocolate drops!!
K**E
Squirt
It is a great way to flavor your water. I am just not a big fan of the lemon lime taste. I am going to try the peach mango instead.
P**K
Too many squirts needed
Too many squirts needed for smell and taste…Considering this it’s too expensive
A**N
Es la segunda vez que los compro
Bien
W**B
Sorry ...
I'm sorry, but this water enhancer is terrible. I tried using lower and higher amounts of the liquid, but it still tasted metallic. I didn't detect lemon or raspberry (flavour) at all. And when much better products are available, like the Splenda Liquid Water Enhancer, which is larger and less expensive, I had to comment on the Sweetleaf waterdrops. I only tried the one flavour, but I don't think I'm going to try the others. This even falls below some of the Kool-Aid water enhancers. I would not recommend this to a friend ... maybe to someone I don't care for.
J**Z
Excelente y delicioso
Súper práctico, y rico
M**5
Unfortunate
Brought as an on the go flavour system for my water. Didn’t enjoy the taste unfortunately and had to use a lot. Not cheap either.
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