Sat, Jun-07-03, 23:05
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"Natural Mystic"
Posts: 5,905
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 178/108/120
BF:45%/17%/15%
Progress: 121%
Location: T.O.
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Hi Jake. I read this today in Viv's journal. She got this information somewhere on this forum. It's interesting.
"Splenda is bulked with Maltodextrin and in some cases Dextrose.
Maltodextrin is a sugar (derived from either corn or rice) with a glyecmic index of 105 . 
Dextrose is the food name for Glucose (pure blood sugar)...it is a sugar with a glycemic index of 100.
Sucralose (the sweetener itself) won't raise blood sugar levels...but the bulking agents which are 90 something percent of the contents of a Splenda packet (by weight) will rise blood sugar.
Each Splenda packet contains almost a gram of sugar.
Splenda powder, both the bulk type in the box, and the little packets/sachets contains maltodextrin, which is a carbohydrate and must be counted. Splenda contains sugar.
Sugar alcohols are maltitol, lactitol, sorbitol, manitol, just about anything on a sweetened LC item that ends in -ol. These are sugars that have been altered so that they aren't recognized by your body.
They taste great and are a great way to have something sweet in OWL, but they cause digestive problems in lots of people so be careful. Also lots of people find they aren't as "low carb" as they claim to be.
In some people sugar alcohols do act almost like regular carbs and stall weight loss and/or cause cravings.
Peace
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