Splenda Sweetened Diet Soft Drinks
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Splenda No Calorie Sweetener 2000 Individual Packets
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Splenda Sweetener, Sugar Blend for Baking - 32 Oz
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Marlene Koch's Sensational Splenda Recipes: Over 375 Recipes Low in Sugar, Fat, and Calories
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Unbelievable Desserts with Splenda: Sweet Treats Low in Sugar, Fat and Calories
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For years, I drank several diet soft drinks every day. However, after discovering that some health problems I was experiencing were tied to the aspartame used to sweeten my favorite beverages, I had to give them up cold turkey.
However, a few years ago, soft drink manufacturers began using Splenda® instead of aspartame in some or all of their diet soft drink products. While I haven't gone back to my "6 pack per day" diet coke habit, the availability of diet soft drinks sweetened with Splenda® has allowed me to start enjoying soft drinks again!
What is Splenda?
"SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener contains sucralose (SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener), the no calorie sweetener made from sugar, so it tastes like sugar, with no unpleasant aftertaste." - Source: Splenda.com
How can I tell what sweetener is used in a soft drink?
Check the ingredient label to find out what type of sweetener is used in a soft drink. If you see Splenda® or sucralose listed, the drink is sweetened with Splenda®. Additionally, some diet soft drinks containers are imprinted with the logo of the brand of sweetener.
What are some examples of Splenda® sweetened soft drinks?
- Diet Coke (Look for the Splenda® logo on the front. Some Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame and come contains Splenda®. In my area, some supermarkets carry both types of Diet Coke, but many only have the aspartame version.)
- Pepsi One (Most retailers that carry Pepsi Products carry Pepsi One.)
- Diet Rite (Diet Rite sodas are available in a number of great flavors, including cola, tangerine, white grape, red raspberry, and cherry cola. See Diet Rite for more information.)
-Jones Diet Sodas (These tasty sodas are available in black cherry, cream soda, cola, green apple, and other great flavors. In my area, they are available at Target, WalMart, Winn Dixie, and a number of convenience stores. See the Jones store locator to find an outlet near you.)
- Hansen's Diet Sodas (These tasty sodas are available in black cherry, peach, kiwi strawberry, tangerine lime, ginger ale, root beer, and grapefruit. I have found these in Trader Joe's when visiting relatives in Arizona and my local health food store has special ordered them for me. For more information, see Hansens.com. )
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I have heard that aspartame/nutrasweet turns into wood alcohol either when it heats up (say if you keep it in your garage) & also that it has negative effects on your stomach, although I don't remember offhand what those are...I have wondered if splenda has any of the same side effects or is it totally safe?
Most of the studies on Splenda that have resulted in negative results, were done on rats. I just found a site where someone was hocking their book claiming Splenda is dangerous, by use of these studies. Apperantly there are just some people out there, who can't comprehend that people are not rats.
The small percentage of people who have had severe negative reactions to it, can be accounted for as:
1. People who have had gained a condition, at the same time they happened to be using Splenda. Therfore them making the correlation that Splenda caused their problem or disease, when really it would've happened had they not been using Splenda.
2. People who are mentally unstable who might have hypochondria, or Munchausen's Syndrome where they invent diseases to gain attention from medical staff. These people also tend to post their stories online for more attention, only providing needless scare information about a perfectly healthy sweetener.
Splenda says in their FAQ Sucralose is made from the same chlorine found in foods like mushrooms, lettuce. So if you are afraid Splenda is unsafe, I guess you should be afraid of eating those vegetables too!
fluffy42 says:
2 years ago
Splenda may be perfect for most people, but a small percentage of people have severe negative reactions to it. I wrote a page on my experience. Just wanted to let you know it is not for everyone.