I agree on them being unhealthy, but I have to disagree on them being disgusting (taste-wise).
They’re engineered to pack as much sugar and fat into a package that feels light to the mouth and dissolves all that flavor quickly. Trying to do that is not a novel concept - take pastries, for example - but with modern technology it’s more extreme and is easy to mass-produce.
So, they’re a very different food from regular donuts, and they are engineered to taste too good for humans to properly handle. Food like that is why Americans eat too much food.
They are fantastic for bodybuilders when bulking if you’re having trouble hitting calories because they are so light and calorie dense you can smash one after every meal easy.
I agree on them being unhealthy, but I have to disagree on them being disgusting (taste-wise).
They’re engineered to pack as much sugar and fat into a package that feels light to the mouth and dissolves all that flavor quickly. Trying to do that is not a novel concept - take pastries, for example - but with modern technology it’s more extreme and is easy to mass-produce.
So, they’re a very different food from regular donuts, and they are engineered to taste too good for humans to properly handle. Food like that is why Americans eat too much food.
They are fantastic for bodybuilders when bulking if you’re having trouble hitting calories because they are so light and calorie dense you can smash one after every meal easy.
Yep that mouthfeel and dissolving was determined by focus group and probably honed by fMRI. And damned if it do work. I’m kind of glad ours closed.