Saccharin

On Aug 18, 12:59 pm, "Greens" wrote:
That's interesting to know. I did have some adverse effects from big
servings of Equal. It used to be my favorite artificial sweetner. Of course
it's nothing scientific, but I thought I narrowed down my problem to equal.

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On Aug 16, 7:21 am, "Greens" wrote:
I've heard it both ways. Saccharin has been in use since the early
nineteen
hundreds with no problems and saccharin is a poison that makes you fat.
Anyone have an opinion on this artificial sweetner? I'd be lost without
it
at this point since I put it in smoothees that would otherwise be pretty
flavorless in my opinion.

Saccharin is by far my least favorite of the big three: I like Equal
best, followed a close second by Splenda, followed way down by
saccharin. I would use Saccharin if I had health concerns about the
other two or if nothing else was available though. It just leaves a
bitter aftertaste for me. I think all three are very safe. I eat a LOT
of artificial sweetner...about 100 packs a day or equivalent if you
include the sugar free stuff I eat like diet pop and sugar-free syrup,
sugar free pudding, etc. I like my cereal, diet pop (at least 10 cups
a day) and meringues. Since I am vegetarian, I eat 10 egg whites a day
to get protein...I make a sugar-free meringue with them using 25 packs
of Splenda. Then I eat them with a little sugar free Smuckers.
Probably too much, I know, but I don't plan to change since it helped
me lose 95 pounds and keep it off. I'll be the guinea pig (gladly). If
I drop dead, I'll be sure and warn everybody.

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Well, it's fairly easy to avoid aspartame if that is the problem.
Thank goodness the others taste good with no side effects. Splenda
carries a warning about possible diarrhea if you eat way to much.

Amazing how difficult it was to find out that Splenda has 4 cal per
packet. Of course since it is under 5 they round it off to zero.
Probably if they labeled their product as containing 4 calories, some
people would use another product. I tried emailing the company several
times before they finally wrote back to explain the facts and they
were defensive about the fact that there are calories in their
product. Since they also sell granular Splenda that measure like
sugar, some people use a lot of it in baking and the calories do
become significant. There again, they list the serving size as 1
teaspoon and list the calories as 0, but there are actually 4 calories
per teaspoon for the granular type. ( The granular type and packet
type do not measure the same. They are different mixtures, so one
teaspoon of the packet Splenda would be more like 12 calories. Equal
is also 4 cal per packet and Saccharin is closer to 3 cal/pack. dkw

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On Aug 16, 7:21 am, "Greens" wrote:
I've heard it both ways. Saccharin has been in use since the early
nineteen
hundreds with no problems and saccharin is a poison that makes you fat.
Anyone have an opinion on this artificial sweetner? I'd be lost without
it
at this point since I put it in smoothees that would otherwise be pretty
flavorless in my opinion.

Oh ya, almost forgot. Each packet of artificial sweetner has roughly 4
calories, so I am still getting about 400 cal a day from all the
sweetner. That would escalate to 3200 calories if it were sugar,
though. Since I only consume 1900 cal per day, that wouldn't work out
too well. dkw


Have you tried the tablets? Each tablet weighs something like 0.05g -- no
room for calories in there!

On Aug 20, 12:58 pm, "em" wrote:
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On Aug 16, 7:21 am, "Greens" wrote:
I've heard it both ways. Saccharin has been in use since the early
nineteen
hundreds with no problems and saccharin is a poison that makes you fat.
Anyone have an opinion on this artificial sweetner? I'd be lost without
it
at this point since I put it in smoothees that would otherwise be pretty
flavorless in my opinion.

Oh ya, almost forgot. Each packet of artificial sweetner has roughly 4
calories, so I am still getting about 400 cal a day from all the
sweetner. That would escalate to 3200 calories if it were sugar,
though. Since I only consume 1900 cal per day, that wouldn't work out
too well. dkw

Have you tried the tablets? Each tablet weighs something like 0.05g -- no
room for calories in there!

Yes, but not for a long time. What I recall is not dissolving the
little buggar well enough and catching a bitter taste. As I recall
they are tiny. They also make liquid drops so you can get just the
right amount without guessing. I'm sure those have only fractional
calories too per drop. If I liked saccharin, I think I'd use the drops
at home. dkw

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On Aug 16, 7:21 am, "Greens" wrote:
I've heard it both ways. Saccharin has been in use since the early
nineteen
hundreds with no problems and saccharin is a poison that makes you
fat.
Anyone have an opinion on this artificial sweetner? I'd be lost
without
it
at this point since I put it in smoothees that would otherwise be
pretty
flavorless in my opinion.

Oh ya, almost forgot. Each packet of artificial sweetner has roughly 4
calories, so I am still getting about 400 cal a day from all the
sweetner. That would escalate to 3200 calories if it were sugar,
though. Since I only consume 1900 cal per day, that wouldn't work out
too well. dkw

Have you tried the tablets? Each tablet weighs something like 0.05g -- no
room for calories in there!

Yes, but not for a long time. What I recall is not dissolving the
little buggar well enough and catching a bitter taste. As I recall
they are tiny. They also make liquid drops so you can get just the
right amount without guessing. I'm sure those have only fractional
calories too per drop. If I liked saccharin, I think I'd use the drops
at home. dkw


I bought some equal tablets for a lc desert I want to make. Its a cold
desert, made in a blender, so I'll crush the tabs first. I dunno -- I'm not
much of a cook. Experimental. If it works, I'll post my little recipe to the
lc group. Otherwise I'll just keep my mouth shut ;p

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On Aug 16, 7:21 am, "Greens" wrote:
I've heard it both ways. Saccharin has been in use since the early
nineteen
hundreds with no problems and saccharin is a poison that makes you
fat.
Anyone have an opinion on this artificial sweetner? I'd be lost
without
it
at this point since I put it in smoothees that would otherwise be
pretty
flavorless in my opinion.

Oh ya, almost forgot. Each packet of artificial sweetner has roughly 4
calories, so I am still getting about 400 cal a day from all the
sweetner. That would escalate to 3200 calories if it were sugar,
though. Since I only consume 1900 cal per day, that wouldn't work out
too well. dkw

Have you tried the tablets? Each tablet weighs something like 0.05g -- no
room for calories in there!

Yes, but not for a long time. What I recall is not dissolving the
little buggar well enough and catching a bitter taste. As I recall
they are tiny. They also make liquid drops so you can get just the
right amount without guessing. I'm sure those have only fractional
calories too per drop. If I liked saccharin, I think I'd use the drops
at home. dkw

I bought some equal tablets for a lc desert I want to make. Its a cold
desert, made in a blender, so I'll crush the tabs first. I dunno -- I'm not
much of a cook. Experimental. If it works, I'll post my little recipe to the
lc group. Otherwise I'll just keep my mouth shut ;p- Hide quoted text -

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I didn't even realize Equal came as tablets. I've only ever seen it in
the blue packets. My bank, YMCA, McDonalds, Bookstore and several
restaurants all serve coffee which I drink...and they also have Equal
and/or Splenda out so I always take 3 or 4 packets even though I don't
use it in coffee. When I buy it, I buy the generic stuff at Walmart,
where it is 3 cents for Splenda substitute, 2 cents for Equal
substitute and 1 cent per pack for the Sweet n Low substitute. Because
I bake Meringues, I buy Splenda...cause I don't like the taste of
Saccharin which is OK to heat along with Splenda, but they warn that
Equal breaks down at high heat, so I don't cook with it. I do use it
on almost everything else though. dkw