Idea: Make all sweeteners drinkable.
*The exception is honey. Although it's drinkable, it's more appropriate to eat it.
Add food buffs to them. Energy replenishment.
Reason and benefit:
1) All sweeteners in the game are natural products that can be consumed raw.
But this can't be done in the game.
2) There are people in the game who don't drink alcohol for various reasons—age, lifestyle.
Natural sweeteners could be an alternative, so there's a choice, rather than "if you want a buff to meat products, drink beer."
Even those who like beer can enjoy birch sap.
3) An alternative source of buffs. Especially early in the game.
Everyone loves buffs.
4) More drinks to quench your thirst.
Am I in a bee dungeon where rivers of nectar flow and I'm dying of thirst?
5) Will make some mechanics in the game more popular, particularly tree sap harvesting.