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I was explaining this to my daughter in quite simplified terms the other day- we evolved to taste sugar and enjoy it because finding a sweet edible plant meant we had a source of energy to help us hunt that day. Pretty useful if you're a hunter-gatherer.

So we seek out sugar. Now we can get it whenever we want it, in much more massive quantities than we are supposed to be processing. Most of us are addicted. I'm not an exception.

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[โ€“] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

If you let the sauce simmer for long enough, 4-5 hours, or pressure cook it the starches of the tomatoes will break down and you won't need to add sugar. The acidity will also go down the longer it's simmered too.

[โ€“] sverit@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Starch in tomatoes? ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe cellulose?