HERSHEY'S Zero Sugar Chocolate Syrup Bottle, 17.5 oz

My palate is very used to artificial sweeteners, but you can always tell that weird, bitter aftertaste, and "straight up" this does taste strange. That being said, this is an excellent product when used in a certain way. When added to coffee it makes an iced mocha nearly indistinguishable from a 200+ calorie one. If you like mochas and frappaccinos and such, try this, it's a really great swap. The last time I went to a coffee shop and indulged in the real thing I thought, "this is really not worth the calories, it tastes like the ones I make at home with Hershey's zero sugar". Sugar free coffee syrups like DaVinci and Torani are not bad but this is much better because it has the texture of chocolate syrup.

At first I was surprised at all the negative reviews because I really like this product.But then I flashed back to my pre-keto days and I absolutely hated non-sugar sweeteners, like erthyritol and sucralose. I opted not to eat desserts because of how bad they all tasted. Bitter, not sweet enough, chemical aftertaste. Blech.So, I do get where everyone's coming from. If you eat sugar often or you bought this thinking it'd be a replacement for the regular Hershey's Chocolate Syrup you normally buy, I understand your disappointment. This isn't as good. Indisputably.That said, IF you've been on a low-carb diet for quite a while and your palate no longer remembers how delicious sugar is (or, hell, maybe you think sugar is too cloyingly sweet), then this will probably be all right.I can't tell that there's an aftertaste. I'm sure there is, but I'm so used to it now. It tastes like cheap chocolate - I mean, it's Hershey's syrup, so that's to be expected - but it's totally reminiscent of the full-sugar version I used to love as a kid. I wouldn't say "oh wow, this is so good!" but that's not because of the sweetener. It's because it's Hershey's syrup. It was never that good. It's not supposed to be.I review a lot of low-carb products because I'm always experimenting. It's very common for LC items to be harangued by people who don't eat low carb or haven't been eating low-carb foods for long. I was the same way back in the day. Everyone on the keto and LC message boards would talk up something and I'd spend all this money to try it only for it to be "meh." These days, though, I can't taste the difference between diet and regular soda or sugar-free whatever and sugar whatever. This tastes pretty close to the Hershey's syrup I grew up with, but I wouldn't expect most people buying it on a whim to like it. I can never fool my friends with sugar-free desserts even when it tastes awesome to me, so if that's where you're coming from, don't expect to be fooled, too.Highly recommended for any veteran low carber. Not recommended for anyone who thought it'd be a good alternative to the full-sugar one.

Mixed in unsweetened Almond milk with some heavy whipping cream and it tasted amazing- like Chocolate Milk with very low sugar (low carb).

If you chill first, it tastes great and has the correct consistency otherwise, it's very thin and can have an alcohol taste.

Absolutely diabolical, would rather without it than any at all.

Every morning I add chocolate syrup to my coffee. Homemade mocha coffee, delicious!

Go into this knowing it's not really chocolate syrup, it doesn't taste bad but it for sure tastes diet.

This is the hint of chocolate I need while cutting calories. YUMMY!