This ClubEqual Sweetner says that the sweetner has 8kJ (2 Cal) per serve of 1 level teaspoon (0.5g) than it compares it to sugar, that says it has 68kJ (16 Cal) per serve of 1 level teaspoon. But when I look on the sugar packet, it says it has 68kJ (16 Cal) per serve of 1 level teaspoon (4g).
Is the sweetner still 8 times less fatning than sugar. I dont understand, they're comparing at wrong amounts (saying that 1 level teaspoon is 0.5 g for ClubEqual Sweetner, and 4g for sugar_. Than when you look per 100g, the sweetner isn't even 2 times less fatning than sugar.
Also, is Splenda better than Equal? What are the nutritional factrs, statistics, and how much time is Splenda and Equal less fatning than sugar?
This ClubEqual Sweetner says that the sweetner has 8kJ (2 Cal) per serve of 1 level teaspoon (0.5g) than it compares it to sugar, that says it has 68kJ (16 Cal) per serve of 1 level teaspoon. But when I look on the sugar packet, it says it has 68kJ (16 Cal) per serve of 1 level teaspoon (4g).
The sweetener is 8 times less dense than sugar; a teaspoon of it is 8 times lighter than a teaspoon of sugar.
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Is the sweetner still 8 times less fatning than sugar. I dont understand, they're comparing at wrong amounts (saying that 1 level teaspoon is 0.5 g for ClubEqual Sweetner, and 4g for sugar_. Than when you look per 100g, the sweetner isn't even 2 times less fatning than sugar.
100g of sweetener occupies a lot more volume than 100g of sugar (200 teaspoons worth as compared to 25).
The point is that one teaspoon of the stuff has the same sweetening power of one teaspoon of sugar, so you get the same amount of sweetness for 1/8 the energy content.
So there is 2 cal per teaspoon (for Equal). If there is 16 teaspoons in 1 cup, there is 4 teaspoons in a 1/4 cup (2 cal x 4 teaspoons). Which means there is only 8 calories in an 1/4 cup of Equal (32 calories in 1 cup), as opposed to sugar, with 64 calories in 1/4 cup (256 calories in 1 cup). Is this correct?
