What exactly is Sucralose?

[Irishmommy]

Is it benign like stevia, or bad like aspartame? I tried wikipedia, and it didn't help much (my comprehension skills at the time were low )

[BedHead]

Sucralose is sucrose with one of the hydroxyl groups replaced with a chlorine atom. NOT good stuff at ALL. Brand name Splenda.

It's a totally artificial sweetener, pure chemical.

[Funny Face]

G2k!

[mamadelbosque]

Bad as in aspartame. I avoid the stuff like the plague.

[Irishmommy]

Crap. Thanks!

Dh bought flavoured water last week for the kids, luckily they don't know it's here. What's wrong with plain water?

[kjbrown92]

Nothing is wrong with plain water, unless you believe all the marketing! And it's not "flavored water" it's ARTIFICALLY SWEETENED water. TRUTH in marketing!!!!

[ashleyhaugh]

its splenda and its nasty and makes me nauseus. blech

we got some splenda sweetened juice by accident when i worked at a daycare (well not an accident, the delivery guy was being stupid) and nobody noticed, because we ALWAYS had real juice of course. i was filling cups for snack in the preschool room and poured myself a cup too.... took a drink and almost puked (but i have a strong reactions to artifical sweetners)....

and then like half the class of 20 had diarreah and another quarter was complaining of tummy aches the rest of the day

[KMK_Mama]

Splenda is BAD NEWS. I stay far far away. I usually get terrible migraines from it, but one time I ate some popcorn and sucralose was the last ingredient and my stomach hurt so bad I couldn't stand up straight for 4 days!

[mommymoose]

i read in BREAKTHROUGH (suzanne somers) that splenda was orignially developed as an insectacide-- they said, take a packet outside and pour it on your ant hills, and watch what happens... ew. it changed my point of view entirely!!