Sucralose

2004). In 1976, the creators of Sucralose Tate and Lyle made Splenda have an alternative sweet taste sensation that was indistinguishable to sugar( ). However, the synthetic molecule structure of Splenda does not contain any real sugar ingredient, even though its chemical name “sucralose” is similar to the natural sugar “sucrose”. With indigestible property, this new unnatural structure prevents Splenda from being metabolized as body energy and at least 15% of sucralose is permanently accumulated in

see on the shelves labeled “sugar-free” without any knowledge of what they are putting into their body and how it affects them. The question then arises – what are the experts actually saying regarding this issue? Do artificial sweeteners such as sucralose, aspartame, etc, do more harm than good? While it would appear authorities have mixed feelings regarding this issue, artificial sweeteners, despite having low to zero calories, do more harm than good to your body. There are no proven benefits to

Glucose is a necessary nutrient to our bodies. Glucose help our brain, muscles, and tissues, without it the body cannot function. Artificial sugar is chemically processed and used in placed of sugar. Artificial sugar is usually used less in food, candies and drinks, because it tends to be 200-600 times sweeter than natural sugar. The artificial sweeteners have become a controversy, continuously being linked to cancer, diabetes and recently the function of the nervous system (brain). The use of sugar

“The leaves of the stevia plant- a small perennial shrub also known as sweet herb- have long been used as a natural sweetener and herbal medicine in the plant’s native South America (Horowitz 36).” The artificial sweetener Stevia is becoming more popular. Stevia is an herb with about 300 times more sweetness power than sugar. There are many benefits to stevia such as helping those maintain a healthy blood pressure, helping diabetic patients and those who are on a low carb and low sugar controlled

sweeteners in the United States. These sweeteners are acesulfame potassium, sold as Sunett and Sweet One; aspartame, sold as Equal, Nutrasweet and Sugar Twin; neotame, sold as Newtame; saccharin, sold as Sweet'N Low, Sweet Twin and Necta Sweet; and sucralose, sold as Splenda (LaMotte 2016). These sweeteners are also used in diet sodas, and each improves upon the taste and health risks of the last. However, the FDA also says that these sweeteners are safe when used “in moderation,” meaning that their

According to a study done by the University of Texas, “people who drank diet soda were 65 percent more likely to be overweight than people who drank no soda and, more bizarre, they were more likely to be overweight than people who drank regular soda.” This is all due to artificial sweeteners in the things we eat and drink. Since way back to before WWI, the history of artificial sweeteners have shown us the positive and the negative effects of them, and what they do to your body. Through these

What is aspartame? Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used in as a sugar replacement in food and beverages. Which was an accidental discovery in 1965 when 2 amino acids were mixed. Physical and Chemical Properties? Chemical Properties Physical Properties Aspartame has a molar mass of 294.3g/mol. The chemical formula for Aspartame is C14H18N2O5 Aspartame is soluble in water in small amounts at a time (However if people were going to use solute Aspartame to use in a beverage, a small amount would

What is sweet? People in this country have strayed from what Mother Nature provides as sweet and delightful. The consumption of fruits was once gratifying enough to quench the curiosity of the sweet tooth without consequence. Nowadays people don’t have the time to eat organic foods and instead opted for the convenience of mass-produced, heavily processed and nutrient deprived fast foods and beverages. Most of these factory produced food products today are extremely sugary. That sugariness is a contributing

Obesity is one of the major cost drivers for health care in America today. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2010, 35.7% of US adults were considered obese. With obesity increasing risks of developing high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and a variety of other health ailments, it is understood that obesity is currently a significant problem in many American’s lives. These same Americans spent $60.9 million in 2010 in an effort to lose weight; $25.99

Diet Soda: A Guilt Free Beverage with Harmful Effects on the Body Think of the countless times at a restaurant you have been put on the spot to choose a beverage once seated by the waiter. Considering what you may have heard about sugar- free soda, would the possibly harmful affects it may have on your body outweigh the number of calories you may be saving by allowing you to consume a high calorie meal? To some, artificially sweetened carbonated beverages, such as diet soda, have the same delicious