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The first choice of mine was Splenda, we’ve probably all seen the adverts which claim “Something magical is happening - it will change the way you bake your cakes, sweeten your cereal and even enjoy your tea and coffee”. I believe they also sponsored a small part of GMTV (something like ... Read review
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The packet of Splenda is yellow and white and boasts of a great taste, ideal for cooking, only 2 calories per ½ teaspoon of granulated and 0.2 calories per tablet.
For those unfamiliar with such items, Splenda is a low calorie sugar alternative and is made with sucralose – which is made from sugar. It’s an intense sweetener that is supposed to require ½ teaspoon or 1 tablet in place of 1 full teaspoon of sugar. But amazingly ... ...
Unlike artificial sweeteners Splenda can be used in cooking, just bear in mind the 90 gram jar is equal to a kilo bag of sugar, so you’re a level maths will come in handy for that. It is recommended though that you don’t sift it, and mix it with your other dry ingredients. Cooking with Splenda doesn’t get you the golden brown results you may want, so it is recommended that you remove from the oven about 5 minutes before the end of cooking ... more
I’ve been a diabetic since 1997, and since then have always used Canderel as a sweetener for my drinks, fruit etc. However, there was a health warning a while back about the over use of the product, but we were assured the product was totally safe, so I have used it non stop since.
Reading in a magazine recently, I spied a piece about Canderel, the advice now was to change your sweetener every three months or so to avoid any possible problems with any of them. This meant using an aspartame based one, followed by saccharin etc.
The first choice of mine was Splenda, we’ve probably all seen the adverts which claim “Something magical is happening - it will change the way you bake your cakes, sweeten your cereal and even enjoy your tea and coffee”. I believe they also sponsored a small part of GMTV (something like the Christmas food bit).
So I checked out my local store and found it in two forms – tablet and granulated. The tablets were in packets of 100 tablets and 300 while the standard 90 gram jar was available for the granulated sweetener. I picked up my 100 pack and paid around £1.19 – which works out to about just over 2p per cup of tea. Canderel is priced similarly.
The packet of Splenda is yellow and white and boasts of a great taste, ideal for cooking, only 2 calories per ½ teaspoon of granulated and 0.2 calories per tablet.
For those unfamiliar with such items, Splenda is a low calorie sugar alternative and is made with sucralose – which is made from sugar. It’s an intense sweetener that is supposed to require ½ teaspoon or 1 tablet in place of 1 full teaspoon of sugar. But amazingly even though it’s made of sugar, its still suitable for diabetics, and has no effect on diabetic control blood sugar control.
Just for the record the product has (according to sources) a two year shelf life, which isn’t bad…but of course it depends how long its been sitting on the supermarket shelf to how long it can sit on your shelf.
Unlike artificial sweeteners Splenda can be used in cooking, just bear in mind the 90 gram jar is equal to a kilo bag of sugar, so you’re a level maths will come in handy for that. It is recommended though that you don’t sift it, and mix it with your other dry ingredients. Cooking with Splenda doesn’t get you the golden brown results you may want, so it is recommended that you remove from the oven about 5 minutes before the end of cooking and brush with egg white, milk or honey.
Splenda may make your food cook quicker, so check your goods about 10 minutes before the ‘end time’. Don’t be surprised if your cake (or other) is smaller than what it would have been if you’d have used sugar, sugar adds volume to the cake and adding Splenda may reduce that volume.
The sweetening ingredient in Splenda was approved by the regulatory agencies in the UK in 2002, in Ireland it was 2003, the USA 1998 and about 50 other countries from about 1991 (Canada). This officially means that it was declared safe for the millions of people who use it.
So all that out the way what does it taste like in tea? To be honest I find it quite a bit less sweet than the likes of Aspartame based sweeteners. The sweetness is far less intense than that of say Canderel. As for cooking with it, I’d be tempted to use sugar, as there are quite a few disadvantages to cooking with Splenda – as opposed to the advantages.
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I would recommend this as second to Aspartame based sweeteners, though it is far less intense. With new advice to change your sweetener three monthly or so, you may not have much choice in the limited choice of sweeteners, so to that effect it is a good secondary choice. My favourite by far is Canderel, and this product has been proven safe for human consumption in over 50 countries worldwide. Cooking seems to have a few draw backs, and I personally tend to use sugar as opposed to sweetener as I find it far superior.
Advantages: Good in tea and coffee. Nice taste. Safer to use than Aspartame. Disadvantages: Can be used in baking, but with limitations. Relatively expensive.
...of relief that I discovered Splenda – a sucralose-based low calorie sweetener. '''SPLENDID SPLENDA''' Splenda is the most commonly available sucralose-based sweetener in the UK, and is produced by Tate and Lyle. It comes in powder and tablet form. I tend to use it mainly for flavouring hot drinks, so prefer to use it in a 300 tablet dispenser, but my wife has started using it for cooking, so we also have the granulated/powder version at home. It ... ...– which is aspartame based. Splenda is “bulked up” with other ingredients (mainly lactose and dextrose) so that it approximates the sweetness of sugar in broadly equivalent measures. For instance, one tablet of Splenda takes the place of a teaspoon of sugar, and one teaspoon of the granulated/powder version of Splenda is the same as a teaspoon of sugar - which makes it very handy as a straight swap when cooking. Although the makers of Splenda take ...
Hishyeness 13.06.2009
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Advantages: Tastes just like Sugar Disadvantages: The gossip about it
...and from what I hear, Splenda is an excellent replacement for sugar, and from the facts on the side of the carton I purchased, it sounds preety good.
The carton I purchased:
I bought a 75g carton of Splenda, its hand help and can be set on desktop. The carton is a yellow rectangular shape. On the front, it has the Splenda Logo & a picture of what you can use it for - Cuppa chino, Baking cakes etc.
It informs you that there is only 2 calories per ... ...(0.5)
My Opinion
Splenda is the brand name for sucralose. I never use Splenda very often unless I am in University where they offer it in sachets, and I would use it as a cut down on sugar method. However when I use it I don't notice any difference in the taste, so it means same taste but less sugar, so it would mean the better method yeh? That's what I thought, there's me thinking I was healthy until today when someone burst my bubble informing ...
lesleyanne18 19.03.2008
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Advantages: No bitter aftertaste, stable when cooking Disadvantages: Strange texture, expensive
I first tried Splenda when I started a low-carb plan back in November last year (I've lost 4st 12 on low carb now - see my other ops for details!). It is the main sweetener recommended on the Atkins site - primarily for safety reasons, as aspartame-based sweeteners (and that includes most other sweeteners on the market) have some risks when eaten in high quantities. I don't doubt that Dr Atkins received several crates of the stuff too, and it should ... ...there were other advantages to Splenda that made me want to try it out. I'll go into those a bit later in the op.
--> WHAT IS SPLENDA?
Splenda is a low calorie sweetener "made from sugar". Its chemical name is sucralose. Now, we're not told exactly how it's made from sugar, and to be honest I don't think I really want to know, but it is an impressive achievement if it's really true.
Splenda was made legal in the UK late last year, and is currently ...
antsss 18.10.2003
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Advantages: Lack of metallic aftertaste Disadvantages: zero zilch nada none
...advert recently caught my eye. SPLENDA - apparently it’s made from sugar, it tastes like sugar but has none of the calories.
Yeah Right!
After snorting my disgust at said advert and quickly dismissing it from my mind completely, I carried on as normal. IE (reasonably) healthy eating and cutting myself down to a sacrificial one or sometimes one and a half sugars in my drinkies.
Along comes weigh day and I trot down to Boots with 30p clutched in ... ...the cardboard packaging. SPLENDA is different from other artificial sweeteners because it is actually made from sugar or sucralose. Each tablet is only 0.2 kcal and 0.0g saturated fat. After checking my trusty weight watchers calculator this equalled 0 weight watchers points. Good start.
It is also suitable for diabetics apparently, so long as it is worked into their allowance.
I clicked two tablets from my super funky clear yellow dispenser into ...
whoopidoo 03.07.2003 (21.07.2003)
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Advantages: Tastes just like sugar, no aftertaste, can cook with it Disadvantages: Difficult to judge how much to use when cooking, possible health concerns
...like sugar!
DESCRIPTION
Splenda is a sucralose sweetener, that contains a small amout of maltodextrin (a carbohydrate for everyone thats doing the AAtkins diet plan). It comes in either granular or tablet form. The granular form being sold in a 90g jar and the tablets sold in two sizes of pocket dispensers and refill packs.
The granular form feels a little more like sugar tham normal powdered sweetener, its definately granular although more of ... ...hubby)
I teaspoonful of Splenda is equivalent sweetness to 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar.
Sucralose isn't affected by heat so you can use splenda to bake and cook with unlike some other powdered sweetners.
Its readily available in all major supermarkets.
Great to use in baking if you are diabetic.
The have been various health warnings about the over consumption of aspartame and although similar warning can be found about sucralose, it would ...
Nadiajane 08.06.2003 (17.06.2003)
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