Why does splenda taste so good? Imean I like it better then sugar!?!
"SPLENDA? is the brand name for the ingredient sucralose. It is made through a patented, multi-step process that starts with sugar and converts it to a no calorie, non-carbohydrate sweetener. The process selectively replaces three hydrogen-oxygen groups on the sugar molecule with three chlorine atoms. Chlorine is present naturally in many of the foods and beverages that we eat and drink every day ranging from lettuce, mushrooms and table salt. In the case of sucralose, its addition converts sucrose to sucralose, which is essentially inert. The result is an exceptionally stable sweetener that tastes like sugar, but without sugar's calories. After consumption, sucralose passes through the body without being broken down for energy, so it has no calories, and the body does not recognize it as a carbohydrate."
Answers: You're quite right. It does taste good! Splenda is made from sugar with a slight modification at a molecular level. In a nutshell:
"SPLENDA? is the brand name for the ingredient sucralose. It is made through a patented, multi-step process that starts with sugar and converts it to a no calorie, non-carbohydrate sweetener. The process selectively replaces three hydrogen-oxygen groups on the sugar molecule with three chlorine atoms. Chlorine is present naturally in many of the foods and beverages that we eat and drink every day ranging from lettuce, mushrooms and table salt. In the case of sucralose, its addition converts sucrose to sucralose, which is essentially inert. The result is an exceptionally stable sweetener that tastes like sugar, but without sugar's calories. After consumption, sucralose passes through the body without being broken down for energy, so it has no calories, and the body does not recognize it as a carbohydrate."
please read up on the dangers of splenda and other artificial sweetners.
http://www.mercola.com/2000/dec/3/sucral...
Oh, that's sad. That means you are already acclimatized to the chemicals. See the others' links to read about the dangers of it, aspartame and other similar sweeteners.
Better to use real sugar, just less of it.
Your best bet is to use Stevia. It is a natural sweetner that is 300 times sweeter than natural sugar, with less calories. A 1/4 tsp is = to 1/2 cup sugar.