Splenda not that much better than Sugar

DJohnson · 05-12-2007, 06:54 PM

So I finally went and did the math on Splenda

1 cup sugar: 770kcal
1 cup Splenda: 96kcal

That's terrible!

When I use Splenda in my oats I put like half a cup in there. So if I have oats twice a day thats an extra 96kcal unaccounted for! Not to mention my carb ups when I might have it more than twice a day.

Splenda... you broke my heart.

Just ordered 2 bottles of Healthy Cheat Foods liquid sucralose from Nutraplanet.

**skelooth** · 05-12-2007, 07:06 PM

100 cals? No big deal, especially compared to 800. That's only an eighth of the amount of calories. As for a half cup in your oats...

I put two packets and think it's too sweet lol.

**madman911** · 05-12-2007, 07:08 PM

Uh... why are you using half a cup of splenda? You must use the granular baking variety. I use the splenda in the individual packets and two or three of those is enough to sweeten 1/2 or 3/4 cup of oats no problem. The caloric value of each of those packets is next to nothing.

**romanaz** · 05-12-2007, 07:16 PM

isn't splenda marketed as a no-calorie sweetner? Man they keep on lying more and more then.

**madman911** · 05-12-2007, 07:48 PM

It isn't truly no calorie. I think one packet has less than a whole calorie, so it can be marketed as 'no calorie'. The baking variety may have some additional carbohydrate as part of the granulating process... they have to add more volume to the product so it actually occupies volume in a recipe, as sugar would.

DJohnson · 05-12-2007, 09:12 PM

Yeah, I'm using the granulated baking stuff. It must have way more maltodextrin than the packets if you say two is sweet enough.

**DJSTARER** · 05-12-2007, 11:26 PM

ive heard each packet of splenda has has much as 11 kcals. The ingredients include maltodextrin.... go figure.

DJ.... ur kinda over thinking this stuff.

**Sixpack** · 05-13-2007, 12:43 AM

I stick to stevia, no added fillers and all natural and IMO taste better

**skelooth** · 05-13-2007, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJSTARER

ive heard each packet of splenda has has much as 11 kcals. The ingredients include maltodextrin.... go figure.

DJ.... ur kinda over thinking this stuff.

Yeah, I never understood that... they use a high gi yet flavorless variation of sugar as a filler.

**DJSTARER** · 05-13-2007, 01:48 AM

lol yeah. flavorless indeed... but technically, malto is a complex carb

**skelooth** · 05-13-2007, 02:13 AM

a high GI complex carb, second only to pure glucose.

**powerman2000** · 05-14-2007, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJohnson

So I finally went and did the math on Splenda

1 cup sugar: 770kcal
1 cup Splenda: 96kcal

That's terrible!

When I use Splenda in my oats I put like half a cup in there. So if I have oats twice a day thats an extra 96kcal unaccounted for! Not to mention my carb ups when I might have it more than twice a day.

Splenda... you broke my heart.

Just ordered 2 bottles of Healthy Cheat Foods liquid sucralose from Nutraplanet.

That's insane bro............1/2 of a cup

I barely use a teaspoon full.

The Brotherhood · 05-14-2007, 05:21 PM

I would hardly call 1/8th of the calories "not much better". Why would you use half a cup? Thats enough to sweeten a couple of gallons of tea.

If your that worried, but pure sucralose or stevia. The store bought stuff has maltodextrin fillers that add the calories. The pure stuff is expensive, VERY potent, but has absolutely no calories.

britishbulld0g · 05-19-2007, 11:13 AM

Lol...half a cup? Damn...

Like Sixpack said, maybe try stevia or something else like honey or cinnamon...fruits etc...

DJohnson · 05-19-2007, 03:11 PM

Half a cup isn't that sweet at all of the baking stuff which is all I have because I didn't know the packets were sweeter!

**romanaz** · 05-19-2007, 08:41 PM

"You on splenda?"

"Yeah, bout half a cup"

DJohnson · 05-19-2007, 10:41 PM

Gotta keep my splendagen stores full.

05-12-2007, 06:54 PM	#1
DJohnson IMPC Contestant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 964 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 44	Splenda not that much better than Sugar So I finally went and did the math on Splenda 1 cup sugar: 770kcal 1 cup Splenda: 96kcal That's terrible! When I use Splenda in my oats I put like half a cup in there. So if I have oats twice a day thats an extra 96kcal unaccounted for! Not to mention my carb ups when I might have it more than twice a day. Splenda... you broke my heart. Just ordered 2 bottles of Healthy Cheat Foods liquid sucralose from Nutraplanet. __________________ Age: 21 Height: 5'10.5" Mar, 2001: 135lbs @ ~14% Nov, 2004: 245lbs @ ~40% Feb, 2006: 188lbs @ 20.1% - Hydrostatic Tested Dec, 2006: 168lbs @ 5.5% - 7 Point Caliper Tested BULKING FOR A LONG TIME NOW Long Term Goal: Over 200lbs @ 8%

05-12-2007, 07:06 PM	#2
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 8,041 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 160	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar 100 cals? No big deal, especially compared to 800. That's only an eighth of the amount of calories. As for a half cup in your oats... I put two packets and think it's too sweet lol. __________________

05-12-2007, 07:08 PM	#3
madman911 Metamorphosizing Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston Area Posts: 1,523 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 60	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar Uh... why are you using half a cup of splenda? You must use the granular baking variety. I use the splenda in the individual packets and two or three of those is enough to sweeten 1/2 or 3/4 cup of oats no problem. The caloric value of each of those packets is next to nothing. __________________ Millennium Sport Technologies Sponsored Athlete http://www.millenniumsport.net IMPC 2006 Novice Division Champ IMPC 2007 Open Division Champ Never underestimate the power of the bandana.

05-12-2007, 07:48 PM	#5
madman911 Metamorphosizing Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston Area Posts: 1,523 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 60	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar It isn't truly no calorie. I think one packet has less than a whole calorie, so it can be marketed as 'no calorie'. The baking variety may have some additional carbohydrate as part of the granulating process... they have to add more volume to the product so it actually occupies volume in a recipe, as sugar would. __________________ Millennium Sport Technologies Sponsored Athlete http://www.millenniumsport.net IMPC 2006 Novice Division Champ IMPC 2007 Open Division Champ Never underestimate the power of the bandana.

05-12-2007, 09:12 PM	#6
DJohnson IMPC Contestant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 964 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 44	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar Yeah, I'm using the granulated baking stuff. It must have way more maltodextrin than the packets if you say two is sweet enough. __________________ Age: 21 Height: 5'10.5" Mar, 2001: 135lbs @ ~14% Nov, 2004: 245lbs @ ~40% Feb, 2006: 188lbs @ 20.1% - Hydrostatic Tested Dec, 2006: 168lbs @ 5.5% - 7 Point Caliper Tested BULKING FOR A LONG TIME NOW Long Term Goal: Over 200lbs @ 8%

05-12-2007, 11:26 PM	#7
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 3,978 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 113	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar ive heard each packet of splenda has has much as 11 kcals. The ingredients include maltodextrin.... go figure. DJ.... ur kinda over thinking this stuff. __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

05-13-2007, 12:43 AM	#8
Sixpack Optimum Sponsored athlete Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 870 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar I stick to stevia, no added fillers and all natural and IMO taste better __________________ ["Tough Times Don't Last But Tough People Do" My Pops RIP http://www.optimumnutrition.com/ "Fueling your desire for success" www.rippedacadamy.com Mod-massmonsterz.com ISSA certified

05-13-2007, 01:48 AM	#10
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 3,978 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 113	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar lol yeah. flavorless indeed... but technically, malto is a complex carb __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

05-13-2007, 02:13 AM	#11
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 8,041 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 160	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar a high GI complex carb, second only to pure glucose. __________________

05-14-2007, 05:21 PM	#13
The Brotherhood IMPC Contestant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 55 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 2	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar I would hardly call 1/8th of the calories "not much better". Why would you use half a cup? Thats enough to sweeten a couple of gallons of tea. If your that worried, but pure sucralose or stevia. The store bought stuff has maltodextrin fillers that add the calories. The pure stuff is expensive, VERY potent, but has absolutely no calories.

05-19-2007, 11:13 AM	#14
britishbulld0g Pro Stature Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 147 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 54	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar Lol...half a cup? Damn... Like Sixpack said, maybe try stevia or something else like honey or cinnamon...fruits etc...

05-19-2007, 03:11 PM	#15
DJohnson IMPC Contestant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 964 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 44	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar Half a cup isn't that sweet at all of the baking stuff which is all I have because I didn't know the packets were sweeter! __________________ Age: 21 Height: 5'10.5" Mar, 2001: 135lbs @ ~14% Nov, 2004: 245lbs @ ~40% Feb, 2006: 188lbs @ 20.1% - Hydrostatic Tested Dec, 2006: 168lbs @ 5.5% - 7 Point Caliper Tested BULKING FOR A LONG TIME NOW Long Term Goal: Over 200lbs @ 8%

05-19-2007, 10:41 PM	#17
DJohnson IMPC Contestant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 964 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 44	Re: Splenda not that much better than Sugar Gotta keep my splendagen stores full. __________________ Age: 21 Height: 5'10.5" Mar, 2001: 135lbs @ ~14% Nov, 2004: 245lbs @ ~40% Feb, 2006: 188lbs @ 20.1% - Hydrostatic Tested