<p>Chances are that the sweet taste comes from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malt" rel="nofollow noreferrer">malt</a> used in Heineken (and other beers).</p>
<p>Malt contains starches that are easily broken down into simple forms of sugar (like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltose" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Maltose</a>) early on. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amylase" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Amylase enzymes</a> present in your saliva start breaking down starch into sugars, leading to a sweet taste when drinking Heineken.</p>

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<p>I don't know about everyone else, but I perceive Heineken as sweet (not quite Pepsi, but still)</p>
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<p>I looked up its nutritional info, and it appears that Heineken has 0 sugars. There exist chemical compounds that are not sugars, but still taste sweet though.</p>
<p>Which chemical compound gives Heineken its sweet taste?</p>

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Which chemical compound gives Heineken its sweet taste?
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# Which chemical compound gives Heineken its sweet taste?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-10)

I don't know about everyone else, but I perceive Heineken as sweet (not quite Pepsi, but still)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Uccyx.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Uccyx.jpg)

I looked up its nutritional info, and it appears that Heineken has 0 sugars. There exist chemical compounds that are not sugars, but still taste sweet though.

Which chemical compound gives Heineken its sweet taste?

**Tags:** taste, specialty-beers, nutrition


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-10. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Chances are that the sweet taste comes from the [malt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malt) used in Heineken (and other beers).

Malt contains starches that are easily broken down into simple forms of sugar (like [Maltose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltose)) early on. [Amylase enzymes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amylase) present in your saliva start breaking down starch into sugars, leading to a sweet taste when drinking Heineken.


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