How do I change the flavour of honey?
I am currently planning to make my own energy gel, for which I will need some form of carbohydrate source, in my case honey. I will appreciate if you can tell me another carbohydrate "agent" that I can easily flavour.
Now I am a person that doesn't like the taste of honey, no matter which one I try I do not like it.
How do I remove the flavour of honey?
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Consider making inverted sugar syrup (plenty of documentation about how to on the web). Can be made very viscous and (from my experience) does not easily catch mold, especially when left acidic. Won't crystallize easily, and can be added to other syrups to keep them from crystallizing. Taste could be too close to honey though...
Consider using commercially made syrups - eg corn syrup, oligosaccharide syrup (check your korean grocery), malt syrup, rice syrup, low grade maple syrup, molasses...
Most of these alternatives (except the maple syrup, and the aforementioned agave nectar) tend to be CHEAPER than honey....
You cannot change it. It is always going to be there and bug you.
You taste things when some chemical compound hits a receptor in your mouth or nose (in this case, it is likely to be the nose). It doesn't matter what you add, the offending compound will still be there, and you will still notice it. And as we don't know which compound it is, and given the limited chemical changes you can do to food while staying palatable (basically you can heat things or change the pH and hope that some reactions occur) you are unlikely to ever change that compound. Worse, it is even more likely to be the combination of multiple compounds which you hate in honey, and then you cannot hope to randomly change them all.
People do try masking or dilution. For masking, you add something with such a strong smell that the signal from that one compound gets drowned out when the brain is creating the olfactory sensation. It can work for things to which you are mostly indifferent, but once you absolutely hate something, it stays salient and is perceived together with the masking smell.
Dilution works because some aromas are only unpleasant when they are too intense. But seeing that you want the honey to be a major component, you cannot use dilution here.
So, there is nothing you can do. Either eat cheap bars which you hate, or switch to something else regardless of cost.
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