Ive worked in a commercial kitchen 26 years and thought this might be handy for some of our sauces or dips. I wish Id researched it before purchasing. my experience was identical. never in my life have i tasted anything so awful and thats no exaggeration. Its so disgusting its difficult to put into words just how gross this tastes. I couldnt even swallow it. The taste made me immediately spit it out and run for mouthwash to try to save what taste buds werent annihilated by this completely useless trash. The texture is almost as bad. Very gritty. It went straight into the trash and amazon refunded me.