Sugar..in pre-packed coffee...why??

[Spud1]

Not quite as straight forwards as the thread title suggests, as i'm not really talking about people who put sugar in their own coffee - thats your own mistake and you deserve to suffer for it by drinking that sugary mess you have just created - i'm talking about the coffee pods/packs/sachets you can buy at your local super/hypermarket.

The reason i'm asking is that today I finally recieved my douwe egberts cafe-switch free sample, which I had been wanting to try for a while out of curiosity.

I really wish I hadn't now.

It tastes like theres about 10 kilos of sugar in it!! Theres no coffee taste, just sweetness (this was the 'creamy' one)..

The same goes for numerous other instant/ready made coffee products..most do have 'reduced sweetness' offerings but in my experience they are still sweet, and still contain sugar. The most annoying is the 'rocket fuel' coffee drink that Tesco sell, which is one of those self-heating coffee drinks. Now I would love to be able to take a few of those off snowboarding with me, would be awesome to get to the top of a mountain and be able to have a hot (albeit instant) coffee without having to board to a cafe-stop..but oh no, its pure sugar in a packet again.

Anyway mini-rant over Is there any real reason that manufacturers put sugar into these products, beyond to ruin the taste? I was thinking maybe as a preservative or something..but surely there must be a better way?
Also, is it just me that thinks like this? Or do some of you have the same problem..

[Lee H]

Spud...

you need to chill man seriously, your gonna have a coronary at this rate letting little things like this wind you up

I mean the sample was free and I expect the company did some research to find that so much of a percentage of the population have coffee with sugar and this is why they sent out these with sugar.

Go buy a punchbag and get punching it - you'll soon feel better after a while.

[Clunk]

Victor Meldrew eat your heart out

[Spud1]

It didnt wind me up I was just wondering if there was a reason..honestly i'm calm and collected

Although I guess I do sound a little..worked up there lol. I just like to question things like this, and sometimes it starts an interesting debate..

[Mossy]

Reason

Prepacked Sachet - ease of use no need to carry extras eg milk and sugar (work)

Most people take sugar - simple

[Spud1]

Most people take sugar - simple

That really surprises me actually, I would expect it with tea, but I always figured people preferred their coffee without..crazy world =)

[Lee H]

That really surprises me actually, I would expect it with tea, but I always figured people preferred their coffee without..crazy world =)

Yeap

Why do you think our nation on a whole have some really bad molars?

It's sugar with EVERYTHING in this country and we get the kids addicted at a young age by filling them with sunny delight and feeding them things full of hidden sugars.

[Funkstar]

I'm always the weirdo wherever i go that takes plain black coffee and often plain black tea. Sometimes take milk, but never sugar.

Only in Norway do they find this normal, although i sometimes get comments along tem lines of "you are english, shouldn't you be taking milk and sugar with that?"

[shelley bda]

I can't bear the taste of sugar in drinks.... so I can see where your coming from, it's annoying when these manufacturers assume everybody likes sugar.

I buy the sugar free Nescafe cappucino sachets, they are delicious....i'd definately reccomend them.

[kickstart 1]

I dont take sugar in my tea ..ugghh If its that bad , make a flask to take with you when out!

[TheAnimus]

if you put sugar in your coffee, you don't like coffee.

Its that simple.

Its like people who drink fosters don't like beer, people who drink magners should be hunted for sport.

[Mossy]

I used to take 2 sugars in tea and coffee, I only have 1 now and prefer it but I think it is what you get used to as a child.

[Mossy]

if you put sugar in your coffee, you don't like coffee.

Its that simple.

Its like people who drink fosters don't like beer, people who drink magners should be hunted for sport.

I love coffee I take sugar, it takes the edge of it sometimes dependant on the type so that statement is a little silly.
I enjoy expresso also without sugar.

I have had fosters and like it but again I love cask ales too so that statement is wrong also.

[TheAnimus]

Sugar completely gets in the way of the flavour of the coffee. I understand someone having a Peppermint Latte more than adding sugar too coffee.

[Mossy]

Sugar completely gets in the way of the flavour of the coffee. I understand someone having a Peppermint Latte more than adding sugar too coffee.

yes but check your statement as it is flawd, I take sugar but I love coffee

[TheAnimus]

yes but check your statement as it is flawd, I take sugar but I love coffee

no, you love coffee and sugar, Not coffee