Quote Originally Posted by suddenseer View Post
Nope, they taste the same to me too. However, when mixed with rum, I can tell the difference only with the first drink. One is essentially produced in a laboratory after adding enzymes. The other is about the same as always. I think of both of them as a drug. HFCS is thought by many to have the same effect on lab rat, and human brains as cocaine does. Many folks think there is a direct correlation to the rise in obesity in the USA to when it became a food additive in damn near everything. Why does soup, and bread need a sweeter? Monsanto says that it is good for us, they are never wrong. I also preferred the older tuna fish that had a bit of dolphin mixed in.
Bread needs sugar for the yeast. Soup needs sugar to reduce acidity.

Yes, sugar has a highly addictive effect on the brain. Primarily sucrose, since it's an evolved drive to seek out calorie-dense foods.