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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Splenda + 1 Carb ???
The book says to count sweetners as one carb I am assuming he means other than splenda???? anyone???? thanks Jeff nope, a splenda pak is 1 carb. now if you use a sugar free syrup that has splenda in it, that is 0 carb powder = 1 carb no powder = 0 carb  SignatureLC since Feb '04 205/194 . .goal 175 by May '04 > The book says to count sweetners as one carb I am assuming he means other > than splenda???? > anyone???? > > thanks Jeff >The book says to count sweetners as one carb I am assuming he means other >than splenda???? >anyone???? > >thanks Jeff Actually I thought the 1 carb came from all the filler. Remember that artificial sweeteners are 200x-500x sweeter than sugar. Most of that white powder isn't sucralose(Splenda)--only a few grains-worth in volume. That may be one of the reasons people prefer liquid splenda. No carbs--and some people feel powder has an aftertaste that liquid does not. DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email) 350/321/Mar-315/200 Atkins since 1/12/2004 :: jeffbosio@enter.net wrote: :: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] :: white powder isn't sucralose(Splenda)--only a few grains-worth in :: volume. That's correct. :: That may be one of the reasons people prefer liquid splenda. No :: carbs--and some people feel powder has an aftertaste that liquid does :: not. That's correct. I count Splenda as one carb, that way you are always correct and not cheating yourself. :: The book says to count sweetners as one carb I am assuming he means :: other than splenda???? :: anyone???? No, if you use splenda is any form other than liquid, it comes in a fillers (the powder like stuff you see), and that has carbs. So a packet of splenda will count as 1 carb. The same holds for the other non-sugar sweetners (equal, nutra-sweet, sweet-n-low, etc.) Where do you get liquid Splenda? I don't see it in any of the grocery stores. dot jeffbosio@enter.net wrote: :: The book says to count sweetners as one carb I am assuming he means :: other than splenda???? :: anyone???? No, if you use splenda is any form other than liquid, it comes in a fillers (the powder like stuff you see), and that has carbs. So a packet of splenda will count as 1 carb. The same holds for the other non-sugar sweetners (equal, nutra-sweet, sweet-n-low, etc.) :: Where do you get liquid Splenda? I don't see it in any of the :: grocery stores. :: dot there was a post on it just today....sweetzfree, so something like that....you can't get it in stores, only on the internet. :::: The book says to count sweetners as one carb I am assuming he means :::: other than splenda???? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] :: packet of splenda will count as 1 carb. The same holds for the :: other non-sugar sweetners (equal, nutra-sweet, sweet-n-low, etc.) >:: Where do you get liquid Splenda? I don't see it in any of the >:: grocery stores. >:: dot > >there was a post on it just today....sweetzfree, so something like >that....you can't get it in stores, only on the internet. I seem to recall that because the pure liquid form was originally only being sold to food manufacturers (who agreed not to resell it), the first "liquid splenda" items for sale were simply made available by people who took the powdered form (=including= the fillers) and dissolved it in water. Has this changed? Can you really get the pure form now? It takes such a small amount for home cooking that it would be awfully hard to measure, so I would at LEAST guess that what is available has been diluted quite a bit. If Splenda is, say, 500 times sweeter than sugar, trying to get 1/500th of a teaspoon is a tad tricky is you're using the REAL liquid Splenda. But if they dilute it (say, 1 part liquid Splenda to 100 parts water) it would be more manageable. So they'll charge you an inflated price for adding all that water to it. :: On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:51:56 -0500, "Roger Zoul" :: <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] :: by people who took the powdered form (=including= the fillers) and :: dissolved it in water. Has this changed? Yes....but I'm not sure it if is all totally legit. I don't think the company that makes splenda wants it sold in liquid form... Can you really get the :: pure form now? Not pure...mixed with water. Sometimes called a "syrup base". It takes such a small amount for home cooking that :: it would be awfully hard to measure, so I would at LEAST guess that :: what is available has been diluted quite a bit. Right. ::If Splenda is, say, :: 500 times sweeter than sugar, trying to get 1/500th of a teaspoon is :: a tad tricky is you're using the REAL liquid Splenda. But if they :: dilute it (say, 1 part liquid Splenda to 100 parts water) it would :: be more manageable. So they'll charge you an inflated price for :: adding all that water to it. Again, right. But what options do you have? :: Where do you get liquid Splenda? I don't see it in any of the :: grocery stores. :: dot oh..it is not really liquid splenda, either...it is water with liquid mixed in...but in a very high concertration, so that the "syrup base" is very very sweet -- you only need a few drops in coffee, for example. :::: The book says to count sweetners as one carb I am assuming he means :::: other than splenda???? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] :: packet of splenda will count as 1 carb. The same holds for the :: other non-sugar sweetners (equal, nutra-sweet, sweet-n-low, etc.) > The book says to count sweetners as one carb I am assuming he means other > than splenda???? > anyone???? > > thanks Jeff That general rule applys to a packet of powdered sweetner, including Splenda. Sucralose is zero carb, but the bulking agents added to make it into a powdered product add some minimal carbs. It's usually only an issue if you're using lots of it, eg in a baking recipe. > The book says to count sweetners as one carb I am assuming he means other > than splenda???? Splenda packets have 1g carb filler, and replace 2 teaspoons sugar. Splenda bulk has 1/2g carb per teaspoon. Most other packet sweeteners are also 1g carb per packet. Splenda in food products use the concentrated sucralose, without the filler used in consumer Splenda. Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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