This is a question that I’ve always thought about but never really pursued. Say we’re talking about Arizona iced tea specifically. Why does the original flavor taste so different from Sweet Tea? They have almost the same sugar, so where does the huge taste difference come from? Same can be said about Arizona iced tea and getting iced tea at a restaurant, and sweetening it yourself. Where does the taste difference come from?
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Sweet tea is what is known as a supersaturated solution. By adding sugar when the tea is hot, you greatly increase the amount of sugar that can be dissolved in the tea. When the tea cools down, the sugar remains dissolved, resulting in a cold tea with *a lot* more sugar in it than would be possible if it was added when the tea was cold. So basically there’s just much more sugar in sweet tea, changing the flavor profile as compared to iced tea with sugar in it.
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