Sucralose / Splenda question

Atkins Diet, Low Carb Questions & Answers Sucralose / Splenda question

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jbb3141

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Joined: 05 Aug 2003

Posts: 89

Where: DFW, Texas

Tue Sep 23, 2003 2: 02 pm    Post subject: Sucralose / Splenda question

Almost every site I ' ve searched about sucralose makes a statement something like this:

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Sucralose is not recognized by the body as sugar or as a carbohydrate. It is not metabolized by the body for energy and does not affect blood glucose levels

If this is true, why is it counted it our daily allotment of carbohydrates?

Why isn ' t it counted the same as fiber carbohydrates; it ' s subtracted from the total carb count to give the Net carb total?

caissa

Senior Member

Joined: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 234

Tue Sep 23, 2003 2: 12 pm    Post subject:

jbb, liquid sucraslose ( like in soft drinks ) has zero carbs. The white " crystalized " slpenda / sucralose has something added to it? ( maltodextrin? I can ' t remember... ) to get it in the powerdery usable form. This is what has the carbs. There are some old posts on here explaining exactly what is going on, try doing a search on Splenda.

good luck.

jbb3141

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Joined: 05 Aug 2003

Posts: 89

Location: DFW, Texas

Tue Sep 23, 2003 8: 00 pm    Post subject:

Sorry, you ' re correct. I posted that question after a 45 minute drive home last night after working 16 hours and didn ' t search first [ / icon_redface. gif]