tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post1766071442454721118..comments2023-09-02T06:44:22.702-07:00Comments on Wildly Fluctuating: Misleading the PublicGretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17019921800841883073noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post-75133910059321595142012-04-22T11:57:55.773-07:002012-04-22T11:57:55.773-07:00Anonymous, I do use stevia. Bur I don't think ...Anonymous, I do use stevia. Bur I don't think it regulates blood sugar to any significant amount, natural is not always safe, and it's difficult to prove that something has *no* side effects. <br /><br />The problem with stevia is that it's so sweet that it's difficult to sprinkle on something like raspberries. That's when I want something with a filler.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019921800841883073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post-50098469760038457532012-04-22T09:58:06.295-07:002012-04-22T09:58:06.295-07:00Why don't you use Stevia? Holy crap! It has be...Why don't you use Stevia? Holy crap! It has been scientifically proven to help regulate blood sugar, completely natural, and with NO harmful side effects. It does take a little getting used to since we have all grown up eating and drinking tons of sugar and corn syrups, but it's well worth the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post-75148843073604178262011-01-12T07:06:45.677-08:002011-01-12T07:06:45.677-08:00Anonymous, the fiber in the new Splenda is apparen...Anonymous, the fiber in the new Splenda is apparently just corn syrup. If you're OK eating corn syrup, then it's OK. But I think you'd be better off with regular Splenda, if that's the sweetener you like, plus some added fiber sprinkled on top. Just remember that Splenda, like most artificial sweeteners, contains maltodextrin, which acts like glucose.<br /><br />Have you tried stevia?Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019921800841883073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post-6561470781179309462011-01-12T03:26:32.663-08:002011-01-12T03:26:32.663-08:00So I'm confused is this fiber in new Splenda a...So I'm confused is this fiber in new Splenda a good thing or not? I have IBS and need to watch my intake of sugar as well im trying to loose weight help!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post-76356526483086982032010-11-05T16:19:23.752-07:002010-11-05T16:19:23.752-07:00To Gretchen, re Splenda plus fiber-
Yes, agree w...To Gretchen, re Splenda plus fiber- <br /><br />Yes, agree with you. I am the president of a healthy food company and have just come out with a truly all natural sweetener that has zero carbs and measures cup for cup and spoon for spoon like sugar. We use a very expensive prebiotic all natural fiber that is virtually carb free. There are wonderful clinical studies on the taming of digestive disorder symptoms (irritable-bowel, etc.) and is very healthy for the heart, but the unfortunate thing is that this fiber is very expensive which is probably why you will not see it in the mass market arena. Low carb on line distributors will carry it from us but the slotting fees imposed by the supermarkets will surely keep it off the shelves. I am so happy that someone like you is smart enough to read between the lines and know what is going on. Trule low glycemic and low carb natural ingredient foods are hard to come by these days. Maybe that has a lot to do with the national obesity rate and the unhealthiness of our citizens in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post-72647415463000233742009-11-29T12:50:27.032-08:002009-11-29T12:50:27.032-08:00Fair enough. I would rather ingest 6mg of the rela...Fair enough. I would rather ingest 6mg of the relatively stable sucralose than 22mg of the relatively unstable aspartame, or 5g of the relatively TG-increasing sucrose.<br /><br />Did the original Splenda granular really have 1g of digestable carbs per teaspoonful? I thought that:- <br /><br />a) Maltodextrin is 100% hydrolysed into glucose.<br />b) A teaspoonful of original Splenda granular is 0.5g of powder that is 99% maltodextrin + 1% sucralose.<br /><br />Does 0.5g of maltodextrin hydrolyse into 1g of glucose?Nigel Kinbrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368973941328529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post-67135154572880628602009-11-29T06:32:19.926-08:002009-11-29T06:32:19.926-08:00What I'm complaining about is not the amount o...What I'm complaining about is not the amount of carbs, but the deception. When I find that someone isn't being straight with me, I don't trust anything they say.<br /><br />The old stuff had 1 g of digestable carbs, not 2, and I only used it in the summer when my raspberries were producing and I needed something not too intense. Otherwise I use stevia.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019921800841883073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post-89793036840156049202009-11-28T13:19:19.295-08:002009-11-28T13:19:19.295-08:00Aren't you cutting off your nose to spite your...Aren't you cutting off your nose to spite your face by switching from Splenda fibre/fiber to something else?<br /><br />A teaspoonful of the stuff has gone from 2g of digestable carbs to 0.6g of digestable carbs and you're complaining because it isn't 0.0g!<br /><br />Why not use tabs, which contain ~0.08g of lactose per tab?Nigel Kinbrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368973941328529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893234962600967689.post-89145946018313711782009-11-08T08:57:46.653-08:002009-11-08T08:57:46.653-08:00Thank you for this post. I just bought a box of th...Thank you for this post. I just bought a box of this stuff yesterday thinking it was better than the regular Splenda, but it's going back. I don't need any more HFCS in my diet.Marknoreply@blogger.com