History of Splenda
2. Explore the history of the sweetener (when it was developed, its composition).
A. Splenda was discovered in 1976 and approved in Canada in 1991. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Splenda as a non-nutritive sweetener in 1998 and as a general-purpose sweetener in 1999. It is now approved in more than 80 countries and is used worldwide in over 4,000 commercial products such as no-sugar added fruit, diet soft drinks, and reduced-sugar juices.
B. Splenda is a mixture of dextrose, malt dextrin, and sucralose. Ten grams of Splenda contains 9.00 g of carbohydrates. This consists of 8.03 g of sugars (dextrose) and 0.96 grams of starch (malt dextrin). 10 grams of Splenda has 33 Calories compared to 39 Calories for an equal amount of sugar. The calories in Splenda come from the carbohydrates in it.
3. Discuss safety and the sweetener that you have selected.
A study of a component in Splenda (sucralose) concluded that "there is no indication that adverse effects on human health would occur from frequent or long-term exposure to sucralose at the maximum anticipated levels of intake". However, a Duke University study conducted on rats (funded by The Sugar Association) shows that at sucralose consumption throughout a 12-week administration of Splenda exerted numerous adverse effects; which are known to limit the absorption of nutrients and oral medications. These effects have not been tested in humans and so the study has been the subject of some controversy, with experts disagreeing over its conclusions.
4. Examine the relationship between the sweetener that you have selected and obesity.
There is strong evidence supporting the relationship between Splenda and obesity. Obesity however is not the only serious illness associated with Splenda. It has also been proven that Splenda has a direct link with the destruction of the “good” bacteria in the intestinal tract. This “good” bacterium is responsible for helping keep the colon healthy and for
A. Splenda was discovered in 1976 and approved in Canada in 1991. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Splenda as a non-nutritive sweetener in 1998 and as a general-purpose sweetener in 1999. It is now approved in more than 80 countries and is used worldwide in over 4,000 commercial products such as no-sugar added fruit, diet soft drinks, and reduced-sugar juices.
B. Splenda is a mixture of dextrose, malt dextrin, and sucralose. Ten grams of Splenda contains 9.00 g of carbohydrates. This consists of 8.03 g of sugars (dextrose) and 0.96 grams of starch (malt dextrin). 10 grams of Splenda has 33 Calories compared to 39 Calories for an equal amount of sugar. The calories in Splenda come from the carbohydrates in it.
3. Discuss safety and the sweetener that you have selected.
A study of a component in Splenda (sucralose) concluded that "there is no indication that adverse effects on human health would occur from frequent or long-term exposure to sucralose at the maximum anticipated levels of intake". However, a Duke University study conducted on rats (funded by The Sugar Association) shows that at sucralose consumption throughout a 12-week administration of Splenda exerted numerous adverse effects; which are known to limit the absorption of nutrients and oral medications. These effects have not been tested in humans and so the study has been the subject of some controversy, with experts disagreeing over its conclusions.
4. Examine the relationship between the sweetener that you have selected and obesity.
There is strong evidence supporting the relationship between Splenda and obesity. Obesity however is not the only serious illness associated with Splenda. It has also been proven that Splenda has a direct link with the destruction of the “good” bacteria in the intestinal tract. This “good” bacterium is responsible for helping keep the colon healthy and for