— Jean Troop

So the, the, the first response I'm gonna give you is that you may use any sweetener of your choice. So it, it can be any of those that you mentioned or anything else that's sweet that you can think of. And that might include applesauce, right, or agave syrup or something else. Now, regarding the effect on flavor, uh, please note generally that as we change a recipe or, you know, add something to a recipe in this case, that that change, right? That that ingredient substitution or that addition, in this case, we'll usually have some flavor of its own. And so while it has a taste in this case, sweet, depending on what you choose, whether it's applesauce or dates or maple syrup, the accompanying flavor is unique to that product. So will it affect the flavor? Yes, it will. And it's gonna be your objective to try out different sweeteners to see what you like best. Also, keep in mind that different ingredients will impart different colors. And, you know, in this case, clearly something like date paste or, uh, maple syrup will impart a dark color. But even with, you know, within that, um, choice, you know, there are different, uh, color intensities with maple syrup, for example. So, uh, you know, do think about those outcomes that accompany any sort of, uh, ingredient change that you might make to a recipe, um, including pasta sauce, tomato-based pasta sauce. All right? So again, taste, take notes. I always recommend taking notes in the kitchen. Have a, a notepad dedicated to your cooking, you know, with a pen or pencil nearby so that you can make, uh, illustrations, you can take notes. You, you can put down, um, you know, questions to test in the future, uh, and, you know, uh, take a, um, you know, that sort of a, um, a deeper, more engaged, uh, approach to your cooking.