Single · ℗ 2026 Nuits

0.0395

grams. As sweet as 10 grams of sugar.

Sweet Like Stevia

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It arrives exactly when sugar does.

Eight seconds, both of them, every time anyone has measured it. The arrival was never the problem.

English2:58Open it

Français5:21Open it

Then it stays.

Time intensity curves from one trained panel. Sugar is sweet for about twenty five seconds and barely bitter at all. Stevia is sweet for thirty five and carries a bitterness nearly as strong that is still being recorded at thirty six and a half seconds. SugarSteviasweet to 24.76sbitter to 14.73ssweet to 34.77sbitter to 36.51s0s10s20s30s40s

At the head40.0s

Sugar's bitterness is a rounding error: it peaks at 1.58 and is gone in 14.73 seconds. Stevia's peaks at 5.87, nearly as strong as its own sweetness, and is still being recorded at 36.51. Both glasses tasted equally sweet.Trained panel, peach juice, matched for sweetness. Medeiros, Tavares and Bolini, Foods, 2022.
Sugar, sweetness
peaks at 4.64 of 9 after 15.15 seconds, gone by 24.76 seconds
Sugar, bitterness
peaks at 1.58 of 9 after 9.83 seconds, gone by 14.73 seconds
Stevia, sweetness
peaks at 6.02 of 9 after 15.54 seconds, gone by 34.77 seconds
Stevia, bitterness
peaks at 5.87 of 9 after 14.82 seconds, gone by 36.51 seconds

The French one does the same thing.

Verse 1Couplet 1

  1. 01Little green in my cupUn peu de vert dans ma tasse
  2. 02Stir it onceJe remue une fois
  3. 03Waking upJe me réveille
  4. 04Tiny leavesDe minuscules feuilles
  5. 05Je me réveille
  6. 06De minuscules feuilles
  7. 07Big surpriseUne grande surprise
  8. 08Candy tasteUn goût de bonbon
  9. 09Clear mindL'esprit clair
  10. 10Bright eyesLes yeux brillants

ChorusRefrain

  1. 11Sweet like steviaDoux comme la stévia
  2. 12You light my day upTu illumines ma journée
  3. 13Sugar rushPoussée de sucre
  4. 14Zero crushZéro coup de cœur
  5. 15You keep my heart upTu gardes mon cœur en alerte
  6. 16Sweet like steviaDoux comme la stévia
  7. 17You're all I dream ofTu es tout ce dont je rêve
  8. 18All that flavorToute cette saveur
  9. 19All that funTout ce plaisir
  10. 20You're my number one love (oh yeah)Tu es mon amour numéro un (oh yeah)

Verse 2Couplet 2

  1. 21Cafe lineLa file au café
  2. 22I'm that girlC'est moi, cette fille
  3. 23"Hold the crash« Pas de coup de barre
  4. 24Keep the swirl"Juste un tourbillon »
  5. 25You and IToi et moi
  6. 26Steady glowUne lueur constante
  7. 27Easy smileUn sourire facile
  8. 28Even flowUn flux régulier

ChorusRefrain

  1. 29Sweet like steviaDouce comme la stévia
  2. 30You light my day upTu illumines ma journée
  3. 31Sugar rushPoussée de sucre
  4. 32Zero crushZéro coup de barre
  5. 33You keep my heart upTu gardes mon cœur en alerte
  6. 34Sweet like steviaDouce comme la stévia
  7. 35You're all I dream ofTu es tout ce dont je rêve
  8. 36All that flavorToute cette saveur
  9. 37All that funTout ce plaisir
  10. 38You're my number one love (hey!)Tu es mon amour numéro un (hey !)

BridgePont

  1. 39Sprinkle on my midnight moodSaupoudre mon humeur de minuit
  2. 40Dancing in my living roomJe danse dans mon salon
  3. 41Every sip a little tuneChaque gorgée est une petite mélodie
  4. 42Humming as the stars moveJe fredonne tandis que les étoiles se déplacent

ChorusRefrain

  1. 43Sweet like steviaDouce comme la stévia
  2. 44You light my day upTu illumines ma journée
  3. 45Sugar rushCoup de fouet sucré
  4. 46Zero crushPas de coup de cœur
  5. 47You keep my heart upTu gardes mon cœur en alerte
  6. 48Sweet like steviaDouce comme la stévia
  7. 49You're all I dream ofTu es tout ce dont je rêve
  8. 50All that flavorToute cette saveur
  9. 51All that funTout ce plaisir
  10. 52You're my number one loveTu es mon amour numéro un

The English stops here, at 2:58.

Le français continue.

Couplet 2

  1. 53La file au café
  2. 54C'est moi, cette fille
  3. 55« Pas de coup de barre
  4. 56Juste un tourbillon »
  5. 57Toi et moi
  6. 58Une lueur constante
  7. 59Un sourire facile
  8. 60Un flux régulier

Refrain

  1. 61Douce comme la stévia
  2. 62Tu illumines ma journée
  3. 63Poussée de sucre
  4. 64Zéro coup de barre
  5. 65Tu gardes mon cœur en alerte
  6. 66Douce comme la stévia
  7. 67Tu es tout ce dont je rêve
  8. 68Toute cette saveur
  9. 69Tout ce plaisir
  10. 70Tu es mon amour numéro un (hey !)

Couplet 2

  1. 71La file au café
  2. 72C'est moi, cette fille
  3. 73« Pas de coup de barre
  4. 74Juste un tourbillon »
  5. 75Toi et moi
  6. 76Une lueur constante
  7. 77Un sourire facile
  8. 78Un flux régulier

Refrain

  1. 79Douce comme la stévia
  2. 80Tu illumines ma journée
  3. 81Coup de fouet sucré
  4. 82Pas de coup de cœur
  5. 83Tu gardes mon cœur en alerte
  6. 84Douce comme la stévia
  7. 85Tu es tout ce dont je rêve
  8. 86Toute cette saveur
  9. 87Tout ce plaisir
  10. 88Tu es mon amour numéro un

It takes verse two and the chorus around twice more before it lets go. That is the 2:23 difference. Nothing was added to it. It just does not finish.

A minute after you spit it out.

A fifteen centimetre line scale. One minute after expectorating, sugar's bitterness is marked at 0.4 and stevia's at 1.6.

Sugar0.4

Stevia1.6

Four times sugar's, and neither is anywhere near the end of the ruler. That is not the point. The point is that one of them is still on it.126 consumers, one minute after expectorating. Tao and Cho, Foods, 2020.

Stevia's bitterness measured 1.6 of a possible 15, sugar's 0.4, one minute after expectorating. That is 4times as much.

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Single · 8:19 · 14 April 2026 · Nuits

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Written once, recorded twice. The translation is mine, which explains a few things. I did not know any of the rest of it when I wrote the song. I looked it up afterwards and it turned out I had the shape right.

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