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I heard that the official sour warheads soda isn't sour and at least one user on here is sad about it.

You should know that Malic Acid and Citric Acid (and also Lactic Acid, often used in sour beers) are available as concentrated food-safe powders. You can use them in mixed drinks, including turning that boring apple, grape, watermelon, or lemon-lime soda into something you really shouldn't pour down your throat. Nobody is stopping you.

For people who aren't spice-lords or sour-lords, here is a video with some more "normal" and less extreme culinary uses for acids from America's Test Kitchen on YouTube.

Invidious private version of the video link: Why Acids Are as Important as Salt | What’s Eating Dan?

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[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am now reminded of why every american is constantly chugging pepto for their heartburn and diarrhea.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Any drink sufficiently similar to Sour! Warheads is a sipping drink, not a 12 oz (340 ml) can of soda.

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Any drink sufficiently similar to Sour! Warheads is indistinguishable from a sipping drink

Wally C. Warhead

[–] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Since soda will have some buffering capacity and citric and malic acids are “weak” acids, the pH change won’t be linear, so pH won’t necessarily be a good measure of sourness.

Best to make small portions at varying concentrations to hit that “sweet spot”

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

pH will be a good measure of safety, that was my main concern lol. But if you're saying they can't turn a drink dangerous then that's good news!

[–] SupFBI@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Where we're going, you don't need teeth to eat.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

It is absolutely nothing like eating a Sourhead. Its kinda tart though.

I tried one and it reminded me of something else but I couldn't quite remember what. thonk

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

you could put actual sour warheads into the soda if you don't feel like shopping for chemicals

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

shopping for chemicals

I mean you can just get these acids in the baking isle of the supermarket lol. I use citric acid to descale my electric kettle.

[–] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i don't think i've ever seen them, although with how overstimulating and full of false variety our stores are i'm shocked anybody sees anything without already knowing what the package looks like.

regardless, it's still "shopping for chemicals"

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shopping for food is also shopping for chemicals. Everything is chemicals. And we buy salt all the time.

[–] KobaCumTribute@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

if you don't feel like shopping for chemicals

I've gotten containers of powdered citric acid from the spice section of a middle eastern market. It's a great cooking ingredient in general, since there are a lot of use cases where you need an acid in something and lemon juice or vinegar won't work. Also, it's cheaper than lemon juice by a lot.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Only the outer like 1% of the candy would add sourness. The rest is mostly sugar and mellow fruit flavoring. So you'd be wasting a bunch of money there.

Also, watch the video I linked. Arguably, these acidic powders are as useful in cooking as salt.

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Citric acid is great. You can make any fruit candy into the sour version by spritzing it with water and rolling in citric acid. Also serves as a great pantry backup for lemon if you want to make something that needs lemon but you do not have a real 🍋. Also good for adding sour to vegan dairy substitutes. Like vegan ranch using vegan mayo and spices and citric acid.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

turning that boring apple, grape, watermelon, or lemon-lime soda into something you really shouldn't pour down your throat. Nobody is stopping you.

fascinating. however, i once swiftly spat out an overly sour sucker, so i'll pass on this devilish concoction

Please only do 7.5 oz servings max with these.

[–] GinAndJuche@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

I’m going to make hot and sour ramen using this knowledge.

Sour-Spice lords, assemble!

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Honestly, the warhead soda tastes pretty shitty imo

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

I can never understand the want for stuff to be overly sour. I can't stand salt & vinegar flavouring, even less so sour candies.

[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

i ate all many warheads growing up i had this white stuff in my mouth. i was like what the heck? it was dead skin from the upper layer of my tongue. i haven't really had any since. one thing, when my tongue healed and my taste came back i don't know if it was placebo but my tongue felt more sensitive. it might've also been the fact that i couldn't taste anything for a bit from the warhead tomfoolery