[Sca-cooks] Splenda, was Pattern welding meets cooking. . .

[Carper, Rachel]

Um, what is a left handed sugar? 

I  have problems with "Splenda". To put it politly I can't leave the
bathroom for long after eating it. Do you know what is in Diabetasweet?


Elewyiss

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[mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Kirsten
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Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:28 AM
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Subject: [Sca-cooks] Splenda, was Pattern welding meets cooking. . .


just as a note..
Sucralose, sold under the trade name "Splenda" (wonderful stuff, i use
it all the time) is not a "natural product" in that it has been
chemically manipulated to make it

it is also not a true "left handed" sugar (that would cost a fortune)
but is
sugar that has had a few molecules slightly re arranged.   this makes it
about 200 times sweeter, so you use less.. it is also not digested well.
it is often mixed with other "filler" and sugar alchohols, that also do
not digest well, to make up the bulk.  otherwise you couldnt measuyre it
like sugar

just a note

Diabetasweet (Acesulfame Potassium) is also a good baking substitute

and neither of them is "Nutrasweet" otherwise known as Aspartame, which
gives my hubby migraines, and induces asthma attacks in many of my
friends. Kirsten Houseknecht Fabric Dragon kirsten at fabricdragon.com
www.fabricdragon.com
Philadelphia, PA     USA
Trims, Amber, Jet, Jewelry, and more...

I worry about you, wear a reflective sweater...

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