[Sca-cooks] sugar substitutes, may be off topic

[Daniel Myers]

On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 06:21 PM, Kirsten Houseknecht wrote:

[snip]

>  i know both Splenda and Diabetasweet have a mix of ingredients..
> including some to
> affect flavor.

 From the box of Splenda in my cupboard - INGREDIENTS:  MALTODEXTRIN,
SUCRALOSE.

Maltodextrin is a relatively inert filler, necessary because sucralose
is substantially sweeter than sugar and people want to measure
artificial sweeteners in the same way they do sugar.

- Doc


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