Which is better, Sucralose or Stevia?

Customers always ask us about sweeteners.Everyone agrees that cutting back on added sugar is important for a healthy diet.We still want great flavor, even though we're willing to sacrifice sugar.

High-intensity sweeteners pack a lot of flavor into a small amount of calories.

The table sugar has about 16 calories.That's a lot of calories for a meal.The original flavors of Trimino Brands werePeach, Coconut Pineapple, Mixed Berry, and Strawberry Lemonade.Three new flavors sweetened with stevia were launched by Trimino Brands.

The original flavors of trimino are sweetened with sucralose.Sucralose is 600 times sweeter than sugar.You need less sucralose to get the same taste.

Sucralose is an artificial sweetener.In 1976, scientists replaced three hydrogen-oxygen groups on a sugar molecule with three chlorine atoms.There is a sugar alternative that is calories-free.

Sucralose was approved by the FDA as a general-purpose sweetener in 1999.Sucralose is not processed by the body as a food.It doesn't raise blood sugar levels.

The FDA reviewed more than 100 safety studies in order to approve the use of sucralose as a general-purpose sweetener.

What amount of sucralose should you eat?According to the FDA, the acceptable daily intake of sucralose is 5 milligrams per kilogram body weight per day or about 23 packets of Splenda® for a 132 pound person.

A lot of people consider stevia a natural sweetener because it's refined from leaf extracts rather than synthesized in a lab.That is a simplification.The sugar substitute for stevia has been processed.The flavors in Trimino Brand's natural variety pack are sweet.

The leaves of the plant are from South America.The leaves are Harvested, dried, steeped and then purified through a process.The extract is made from steviol glycosides.The leaves have seviol glycosides.

stevia becomes 400 times sweeter than table sugar through refining and concentrating.

GRAS is generally recognized as safe by the FDA.GRAS means that experts consider the food Additive safe for its intended use.Whole-leaf stevia and crude stevia extract are not considered GRAS and their import into the United States is not permitted for use as sweeteners.

How much should you drink?The ADICFA was established by the Joint FAO/ WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.

Everyone has their own way of seeing flavor.Some people love the taste of stevia while others dislike it.Stick with the one that tastes best to you.

If you choose sucralose, each bottle of trimino -protein infused water contains 7 grams of it.

The Mayoclinic.org has a lot of information on nutrition and healthy eating.