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It doesn't matter. This is the KING of all natural low/no cal sweeteners. It is made from sugar itself. healthgate.com Professional: Patient Education: Healthy Eating Patient Education getWELL -Diseases & Conditions -Rx and Non-Rx Drugs -Sports Injuries -Symptoms, Illness, and Surgery -Pediatric Symptoms, Illness and Medications -Medical Tests stayWELL -Healthy Athlete -Healthy Sexuality -Healthy Eating -Healthy Man -Healthy Woman -Healthy Traveler -Healthy Parenting -Healthy Mind -Rx Alert -Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs and Dietary Supplements -Diet, Health and Nutrition During Pregnancy Search the Medical Dictionary The skinny on Sucralose by Lynn Tripp With FDA's recent approval of sucralose, a new-to-America artificial sweetener, low-calorie food choices for American consumers could virtually explode. Up until now, no sugar-substitute was actually made from sugar and no sugar substitute actually behaved like sugar -- good news for dieters and the calorie conscious alike. On April 3, 1998, McNeil Specialty Products was granted FDA approval to market sucralose under the trademarked name SPLENDA™. This is the fourth artificial sweetener approved for use in the United States after saccharin (Sweet N' Low), aspartame (Nutrasweet), and acesulfame K (Sunette). But sucralose is no stranger to the diet-food industry. It is currently being consumed in 28 different countries around the world. Both the World Health Organization and the American Dietetic Association have given it their seal of approval. And, sucralose is the only artificial sweetener that has been given the safe check-mark by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. What makes sucralose different from other artificial sweeteners? Well, first of all, it is the only artificial sweetener that is actually made from sugar. By substituting part of the sugar molecule with chlorine, an extremely stable molecule is created that has a sweetness about 600 times sweeter than table sugar. But fear not, the chlorine is of no health risk; think of the chlorine in salt (sodium chloride). And, with its sugar-like taste and excellent stability, sucralose can be used in place of sugar in virtually every type of food and beverage. It will even be available in a granular form that will measure just like table sugar. Unlike the other artificial sweeteners, sucralose is unique in that it is not efficiently absorbed by the body. Only about 20% of the total amount of sucralose ingested actually is absorbed by the body, which is a tiny amount considering the small quantity required to achieve the desired sweetness of table-sugar. The remaining 80% passes through the digestive tract intact and is simply excreted, unchanged. Of the 20% that does get absorbed, only a small amount is actually metabolized and turned into energy for the body. This minuscule amount adds up to zero energy, which translates to zero calories Is sucralose safe? Yes. Sucralose was scrutinized for more than 20 years and its safety was intensely reviewed by many authoritative regulatory agencies. Before reaching a decision on the safety of sucralose, more than 100 animal and human studies were evaluated by an expert panel appointed by the FDA. The safety of sucralose has been confirmed, and this confirmation is based on nothing short of solid science. more Please use URL for further reading of the article.. TG