CDarwin Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 I've got a Coke Zero here in front of me (I don't actually, but I did when I first thought of this question and its a good demonstration). Supposedly this contains zero calories. I suppose that means I could drink an infinite number of these things and never get fat. How on earth could that be? If you took some Splenda and burnt it will it really not raise a milliliter of water a single degree? How could this work and how can they say it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Not a biologist, but — if your body doesn't metabolize it, it doesn't have any dietary calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 the body can't metabolize it. We have a set of specific enzymes in order to break down different types of sugars, proteins and lipids. Splenda (sucralose, I think) is one of those types that we can't break down. Keep in mind that also means it goes out the same way it comes in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Does that mean that in case of a Splenda shortage we can recover it from septic treatment plants? I'll have to add that to my master disaster plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 It reminds me of Olestra, that fat that couldn't be absorbed and was used to make potato chips... leading to anal leakage... Ewww... However, as a diabetic, I must say that sucralose is a HUGE improvement over saccarine and aspartame, and I quite enjoy Coke Zero more than Diet Coke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 I think splenda denatures under heat... which is why you can't bake with it. I don't think body heat would be enough to do that... but I'm just guessing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 if you can use it in boiling hot coffee with no ill effect, your guess about body heat would be a safe bet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Unless ecoli's normal body temperature is over 100c, and nobody has told him that is weird yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 lol, someone swapped the C and F on his thermometer! actually you CAN bake with splenda, the problems (and solutions) are listed here: http://www.splenda.co.uk/cooking_tips/index.html notably the Browning effect that`s nice to see with certain baked goods won`t happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Dust. Anybody? No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewisecrab Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 These things contain large amounts of aspartame, a non-sacharide sweetener which is commonly used in artificial sweeteners. They developed in such a way that they are as sweet as sugar but contain far less calories It is 180 times as sweet as sugar in typical concentrations, without the high energy value of sugar. Source: Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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