Splenda tablets - Why can't Johnson & Johnson sell them in the US?

Here are some very nice refernces...

Hsieh MH, Chan P, Sue YM, Liu JC, Liang TH, Huang TY, Tomlinson B, Chow
MS, Kao PF, Chen YJ.
Efficacy and tolerability of oral stevioside in patients with mild
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Chan P, Tomlinson B, Chen YJ, Liu JC, Hsieh MH, Cheng JT.
A double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effectiveness and
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Lee CN, Wong KL, Liu JC, Chen YJ, Cheng JT, Chan P.
Inhibitory effect of stevioside on calcium influx to produce
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Liu JC, Kao PK, Chan P, Hsu YH, Hou CC, Lien GS, Hsieh MH, Chen YJ,
Cheng JT.
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J, Kruhoffer M, Orntoft T, Hermansen K.
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Geuns JM.
Stevioside.
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Gregersen S, Jeppesen PB, Holst JJ, Hermansen K.
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Jeppesen PB, Gregersen S, Alstrup KK, Hermansen K.
Stevioside induces antihyperglycaemic, insulinotropic and glucagonostatic
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Herbal tea lowers blood pressure, say doctors
The China Post, Monday, April 2, 2001
URL:http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/20010402/20010402s6.html

The Nutraceutical Corner.........Stevia: A Sweet Choice for Some
URL:http://sun.science.wayne.edu/~nfs/news/basfsp00.htm#Stevia

Stevia Sweetener, a Sugar Alternative
URL:http://nutrition.about.com/library/weekly/aa092099.htm

Stevia Research
URL:http://herbsforhealth.about.com/cs/herbsasfood/a/aa121997_2.htm

Stevia : by Ray Sahelian MD , stevia sweetener stevia recipes stevia
cooking
URL:http://www.raysahelian.com/stevia.html

Stevia, Herb Monograph - Flora Health Herb Encyclopedia
URL:http://www.florahealth.com/flora/home/canada/healthinformation/encyclopedias/Stevia.asp

Monograph : Stevia rebaudiana
(requires free registration)
URL:http://www.phytotherapies.org/monograph_detail.cfm?id=262

Medicinal herbFAQ Part 2/7
(scroll down the page to find Stevia)
URL:http://www.faqs.org/faqs/medicinal-herbs/part2/

Stevia rebaudiana
URL:http://www.rain-tree.com/stevia.htm

Stevia - The Natural Sweetener
URL:http://www.healthy.net/nutrit/kitchen/foods/stevia.asp

Stevia - Frequently asked questions
URL:http://www.stepa.be/faqs.html

How Sweet Is Stevia
URL:http://www.life.ca/nl/83/stevia.html


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Fri, 19 Mar 2004 23:10:33 GMT in article
"Evelyn Ruut"
wrote:

Sonos,

Stevia tastes nasty. And yes, there are some very negative reports about
it.

Could you mention some?

BTW, I don't think stevia tastes nasty, but de gustibus non est disputandum.


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Matti Narkia

On 19-Mar-2004, Vicki Beausoleil wrote:

http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk

enter stevia into the search engine.

I did. Thanks.

Like the FDA, your link is to a government agency who must also contend with
lobby efforts of a multibillion dollar industy.

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"Matti Narkia" wrote in message
...
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 23:10:33 GMT in article
"Evelyn Ruut"
wrote:

Sonos,

Stevia tastes nasty. And yes, there are some very negative reports
about
it.

Could you mention some?

BTW, I don't think stevia tastes nasty, but de gustibus non est
disputandum.

It surely doesn't taste as good as Splenda. I threw out a whole bottle of
Stevia when I got that.
--
Evelyn

(To reply to me personally, remove sox)



--
Matti Narkia

I mix unsweetened baking cocoa with stevia into soy milk and really like it.

http://www.ghirardelli.com/products_bakecocoa2.html
http://www.iherb.com/steviabalance.html

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"Julie Bove" wrote in message
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"hba1c" wrote in message
om...
As you may know, Splenda is available in a tablet form in many
countries.

snip

I didn't know, but I would also have no use for them. If I do use
Splenda,
it is in cooking. Couldn't use tablets there!

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Type 2
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Of course you can. just crush them.

Sid...

"Pat" wrote in message
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"Ryan" wrote in message
om...
It does seem odd that they would make them in one country, but not
another. Are "tablet sweeteners" popular in the UK as packets are
here?

I personally think the packets of Splenda serve the same purpose, so
it would be hard to convince them of the the need to make both
available in the US. I think many consumers here equate "tablet" with
"medication" and that may be a drawback.

I don't agree with your tablet idea. When I was a little kid, my
grandmother and grandfather used to use tablets of saccharin in their iced
tea every day. So, the American public has a long history of using
sweeteners in tablet form.

Oh--and please don't cross post.

Pat in TX


The tablets are great. less than 1/10 g of carbs ber tablet (1 tsp).

Sid...

Sonos wrote:

why not try stevia instead? Splenda is a sugar molecule with a chlorine
pasted on it. A tasty invention, but is it safe?



Combining atoms into molecules changes their physical properties.
Sodium and Chloride are both toxic to humans, yet we sprinkle salt on
our food all the time.



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"sprudil" wrote in message
news:qdM6c.109554$Up2.74269@pd7tw1no...

"Julie Bove" wrote in message
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"hba1c" wrote in message
om...
As you may know, Splenda is available in a tablet form in many
countries.

snip

I didn't know, but I would also have no use for them. If I do use
Splenda,
it is in cooking. Couldn't use tablets there!

--
Type 2
http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/



Of course you can. just crush them.

Why bother? Too much trouble to do that.

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Type 2
http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/

On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 00:27:02 GMT, "sprudil" wrote:


"Julie Bove" wrote in message
...

I didn't know, but I would also have no use for them. If I do use
Splenda, it is in cooking. Couldn't use tablets there!



Of course you can. just crush them.

Sid...


Yep, I do that all the time. My first choice is using a zero-carb liquid
splenda syrup, but if there's reason not to add additional liquid to a
recipe, I'll crush the tablets with the back of a spoon. Since they're
just 0.07 g carb per tablet, they're a lot better than using the powdered
stuff.

Em