How does some tonic water have 33g of sugar per bottle, and yet it tastes like bitter bubbly water?

Question

I’ve always wondered this…. especially when a bottle of other soda has usually around the same amount, but is extremely sweeter.

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

I don’t understand how people can’t taste how sweet tonic water is. Yes, it has a bitter flavor, but that doesn’t negate the sugar. Several times I’ve heard from people on low carb diets talk about how they will drink gin and tonic thinking that tonic water is like club soda / soda water. No! It has almost as much sugar as a Coke or Pepsi.