Splenda VS Equal

kcorc wrote on 8/1/2004 10:34 PM:

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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

Splenda - sucralose, can replace sugar 1-for-1 in baking, yellow packets

Equal - aspartame, can cook/bake with recipe modifications, blue packets

Both are mixed with maltodextrin in the consumer dry products, which
adds carbs. Both are available in liquid form (sucralose liquid not
available/hard to find in US)

Tastewise, I love Splenda in cooking and baking. It fails the sweet tea
test for me, though, but so does Equal (Sweet-n-Low is the only thing I
can stand in my ice tea).

What else do you need to know?

Equal webpage - http://www.equal.com/
Splenda webpage - http://www.splenda.com/

- Joanne

that's good enough.. i just noticed that most of the pps here use
Splenda rather than Equal. I was just wondering why that was, thought
maybe there were some major differences.

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 22:42:38 -0500, jjmoreta <[email hidden]>

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kcorc wrote on 8/1/2004 10:34 PM:

Quoted message said:

what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

Splenda - sucralose, can replace sugar 1-for-1 in baking, yellow packets

Equal - aspartame, can cook/bake with recipe modifications, blue packets

Both are mixed with maltodextrin in the consumer dry products, which
adds carbs. Both are available in liquid form (sucralose liquid not
available/hard to find in US)

Tastewise, I love Splenda in cooking and baking. It fails the sweet tea
test for me, though, but so does Equal (Sweet-n-Low is the only thing I
can stand in my ice tea).

What else do you need to know?

Equal webpage - http://www.equal.com/
Splenda webpage - http://www.splenda.com/

- Joanne

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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

None -- it's the same as downtown ;-)

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

kcorc said:

what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

For ME (and I don't claim this for anyone else) Splenda means I get a
sweet taste without the excess calories, while Equal means I'm going
to get a massive headache for the next few days and may have a
depressed breathing reflex for the next few weeks.

Then again, I seem to have a very nasty reaction to most artificial
sweeteners. I use Splenda tablets (readily available here in Oz) in
moderation and do fine thus far.

Aramanth

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Then again, I seem to have a very nasty reaction to most artificial
sweeteners. I use Splenda tablets (readily available here in Oz) in
moderation and do fine thus far.

Are there any on-line sources for splenda tablets? I'd love to get my hands on
some!

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/177/140
& hubby- 6' 310/195/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

I think so, I looked once on Google and found some but didn't bookmark them
as I don't really have a need for them as I don't use sweetener in my coffee
and only occasionally in my tea.

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LCer09 <[email hidden]> stated
|| Then again, I seem to have a very nasty reaction to most artificial
|| sweeteners. I use Splenda tablets (readily available here in Oz) in
|| moderation and do fine thus far.
|
| Are there any on-line sources for splenda tablets? I'd love to get my
| hands on some!
|
| LCing since 12/01/03-
| Me- 5'7" 265/177/140
| & hubby- 6' 310/195/180
| http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

jjmoreta said:

kcorc wrote on 8/1/2004 10:34 PM:

Quoted message said:

what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

Splenda - sucralose, can replace sugar 1-for-1 in baking, yellow packets

Equal - aspartame, can cook/bake with recipe modifications, blue packets

Did you happen to see this? A People's Pharmacy column that was similar
was publish in my local paper a week or two back. I thought that this
was and interesting "side effect."

Aspartame for Arthritis
http://www.healthcentral.com/peoplespharmacy/PharmFullText.cfm?id=20253

--
jmk in NC

That's interesting. But I remember reading somewhere (can't remember where,
sorry) that aspartame aggravates fibromyalgia. I remembered that because my
MIL complains of having it, but she drinks diet Coke almost exclusively of
everything else.

--
Linda
296/210/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html

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jjmoreta said:

kcorc wrote on 8/1/2004 10:34 PM:

Quoted message said:

what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

Splenda - sucralose, can replace sugar 1-for-1 in baking, yellow packets

Equal - aspartame, can cook/bake with recipe modifications, blue packets

Did you happen to see this? A People's Pharmacy column that was similar
was publish in my local paper a week or two back. I thought that this
was and interesting "side effect."

Aspartame for Arthritis
http://www.healthcentral.com/peoplespharmacy/PharmFullText.cfm?id=20253

--
jmk in NC

kcorc <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

What's all this obession with sweeteners? Can't you eat food without
it being artificially sweetened? What happened to tasting the flavours
in the food?

kcorc <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

Different groups of fanatics decry them.

Chakolate

--
When people show you who they are, believe them.
--Maya Angelou

kcorc said:

what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

There is a good article on the Centre for Science in the Public Interest
(CSPI) website http://www.cspinet.com/nah/index.htm

Scroll down a bit to an article called "Sweet Nothings" (It's a pdf)

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kcorc <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

What's all this obession with sweeteners? Can't you eat food without
it being artificially sweetened? What happened to tasting the flavours
in the food?

Sweet is a flavor. We're genetically designed to like sweets. In
nature, sweet is how fruits signify ripeness and how we recognize
wholesomeness. Hard to get past the old DNA.

Pastorio

With Splenda, you grow hair between your knuckles. With Equal, it pops up
between your toes.

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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

(LCer09) said:

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Then again, I seem to have a very nasty reaction to most artificial
sweeteners. I use Splenda tablets (readily available here in Oz) in
moderation and do fine thus far.

Are there any on-line sources for splenda tablets? I'd love to get my hands on
some!

I believe so, although I've never looked for them (since I can get
them in my local supermarket). However, if you (or anyone else) is
interested in getting some to try, feel free to email me (my address
is not munged). I'm more than happy to send some for what it costs
me.

Aramanth

I have seen Splenda tablets on ebay.

Chakolate said:

kcorc <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

Different groups of fanatics decry them.

Chakolate

One of the finest answers yet !!

Jim

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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

According to Atkins "clinical observations indicate aspartame may slow down
weight loss in certain individuals. "
-Ron

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With Splenda, you grow hair between your knuckles. With Equal, it pops up
between your toes.

"kcorc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

One big difference is equal is aspartame, which can't withstand high
temps, so it's not suited for cooking or baking. Splenda, made of
sucralose, which is modified version of sugar, can withstand high
temps.

And, according to Atkins, he believed aspartame would inhibit weight
loss in some people. I would say most of us here have not seen that
happen. So, if you're losing weight ok, then I'd use aspartame, but
if you're having trouble, its one of the things to consider.

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kcorc <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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what's the dif between splenda and equal sweateners?

What's all this obession with sweeteners? Can't you eat food without
it being artificially sweetened? What happened to tasting the flavours
in the food?

That's un-American! Just as reality for those who can't handle drugs,
real food is for those who can't handle sweeteners!