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Sucralose (Splenda)  (The one I use)

Sold as a "tabletop sweetener" (packets used mostly to sweeten beverages)

Commonly added to packaged foods and beverages

Heat-stable; can be used for baking

What is it? A compound made by combining sucrose (table sugar) with three chlorine molecules. The body doesn’t digest or derive calories from sucralose.

Sweetness factor: 600 x sugar

Take note: There has been legal controversy over the Splenda slogan, "Made from sugar so it tastes like sugar." Critics claim it falsely implies that the substitute—which was approved as an additive by the FDA in 1998—is natural, which it is not.

Our taste test: Tasters found Splenda pleasantly sweet in hot and cold teas, but some noted an objectionable metallic aftertaste. Cookies made with Splenda rated well for sweetness but poorly for texture, appearance and aftertaste. However, Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking, which is a 50/50 blend of sugar and sucralose, rated better on all counts.

I fing all those sweeteners taste horrible plus they give me an upset stomach. The only sweetener that I found to be okay is stevia.

Here's the scoop on Stevia.

Stevia (SweetLeaf Stevia Plus, OnlySweet)

 

Sold as a "tabletop sweetener" (packets used mostly to sweeten beverages)

 

Commonly added to packaged foods and beverages

 

Heat-stable; can be used for baking

 

What is it? A concentrated powder made by extracting a sweet-tasting compound—steviol glycosides—from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, a plant native to South America. Commercially, stevia is sold as a liquid or a powder that is combined with bulking agents: often inulin, a soluble fiber, or maltodextrin, a sugar.

 

Sweetness factor: 300 x sugar

 

Take note: Since the FDA has not approved its use as a food additive, stevia is sold only as a dietary supplement in the United States. However, in the interest of launching a line of "natural" diet drinks next year, the Coca-Cola Company and Cargill are expected to petition the FDA to re-examine the safety science on stevia. Stevia itself does not raise blood sugar—neither does inulin—but maltodextrin does, so people concerned about blood glucose levels should read ingredient labels carefully.

 

Our taste test: The overall sweetness of stevia rated well in hot and cold tea, but most detected an unpleasant aftertaste that one taster described as "corroded tin can." The sweetness, texture and appearance of the cookies sweetened with stevia were "unacceptable."

 

Splenda is ok to use after WLS?  I use this all the time in my tea.

Many of us use Splenda, I dumped easier as a new post-op than I do now.  But Splenda has always been my friend from day one.

Ok, so what does it say about Sweet -n- Low, I only use it in my iced tea.  I have to get used to Splenda.

Saccharin (Sweet ’N Low, Sugar Twin, others) 200–700 times sweeter than sugar

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5 mg/kg of body weight per day†

0.83 mg/kg of body weight per day†

Saccharin was almost banned in 1977 because of studies in rats linking it to bladder cancer. Since then, the National Cancer Institute and the FDA have concluded that saccharin use is not a major risk for bladder cancer in humans.