Mon, Sep-01-03, 16:10
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Diet Pepsi Slurpee Made w. Splenda, Erythritol, and Tagatose ???
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercuryn...ood/6630963.htm
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Until now, 7-Eleven Inc., parent of the Slurpee brand, and Icee Co., which has been making frozen, carbonated drinks since 1961, had little luck developing a zero-calorie, sugar-free version of their slushy sodas.
The reason: Sugar substitutes, such as NutraSweet, didn't behave like the real thing when subjected to freezing temperatures.
Desperate for a breakthrough, 7-Eleven challenged researchers at the nation's two leading soda brands -- Pepsico Inc. and Coca-Cola Inc. -- to develop a workable recipe.
The challenge paid off: Diet Pepsi Slurpees arrived Friday at 7-Eleven stores nationwide.
``We finally cracked the code,'' said Dave DeCecco, a spokesman for Pepsi-Cola North America.
Because a slushy soft drink had always required sugar to give it a smooth, semi-frozen consistency that can be ``slurped'' through a straw, developing a sugar-free product was difficult.
Every sugar-substitute formula researchers tried tended to turn the drink into a block of ice, said John Ryckevic, the Slurpee and Big Gulp category manager for the Dallas-based convenience-store chain.
Then there was the problem of temperature: Regular Slurpees freeze at 24 to 28 degrees Fahrenheit, while non-sugar prototypes seem to need temperatures a few degrees higher.
Pepsi researchers finally settled on a winning formula consisting of three sweeteners -- sucralose, erythritol and tagatose -- that allows the diet cola to freeze with the right consistency without compromising its taste.
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Sucralose is Splenda, Erythritol is a Sugar Alcohol, Tagatose is a new "Low Calorie" Sweetener. The description ( http://www.naturlose.com/naturlose-what.htm) sounds like a Sugar Alcohol.
Last edited by cc48510 : Mon, Sep-01-03 at 16:21.
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