Guest guest Posted August 20, 2002 Report Share Posted August 20, 2002 I've gotten two inquiries thus far as to the best alternate place to get Splenda/sucralose. As most of you know it's available in supermarkets, but it's not cheap. I've done a quick search and have found one place on the web which sounds like a good price. It's: diabeticdrugstore.com. They charge $2.63 for a 55 g box which is comparable to a pound of sugar. Of course there's a shipping charge, and it's usually best to order several boxes at once to minimize shipping fees. If anyone knows of another good and inexpensive source for Splenda or sucralose, please tell us. Or those of you who are adept at ferreting out the best prices on the web (or at chain stores where other members can find the products) please search and post your results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2002 Report Share Posted August 21, 2002 I am not a fan of zero calorie/zero nutrition snacks but Sucralose is great for baking (Sherm's muffins and brownies) and sweetening fruit juice, kefir, etc. I'd hate to have to switch back to splenda. I have purchased sucralose from Warren twice and plan to continue. What are the "additional and serious problems" associated with his repackaging. Warren and others have gone to great expense and difficulty to make commercial sucralose available to us consumers. I have read your past posts, what did I miss? JR -----Original Message-----From: Francesca Skelton [mailto:fskelton@...]Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: sucralose/splendaJR: See my post of yesterday: "Change in files". I can no longer ingood conscience recommend him as a reliable source for products.There are additional, and serious problems associated with his repackagingof the sucralose. on 8/21/2002 10:06 AM, john roberts at johnhrob@... wrote:> Has Warren said he would stop brokering sucralose?> > It just sounds like he is really busy. You're not likely to find another> source for that very easily.> > JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2002 Report Share Posted August 21, 2002 : I too purchased my sucralose from Warren and have been happy til now that he's been there for us. However it seems that things have now changed. He is not filling orders. He admits to being at least 6 weeks behind. Yet he has cashed checks. Not good. I say, what's your hurry to reorder? Right now Warren has much more than he seems able to handle. If that changes in the coming weeks or months, perhaps the policy of the Support list will change as well. on 8/21/2002 12:47 PM, john roberts at johnhrob@... wrote: > I am not a fan of zero calorie/zero nutrition snacks but Sucralose is great > for baking (Sherm's muffins and brownies) and sweetening fruit juice, kefir, > etc. I'd hate to have to switch back to splenda. > > I have purchased sucralose from Warren twice and plan to continue. ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2002 Report Share Posted August 22, 2002 --- Stern <drstern@...> wrote: > > One packet of Equal or Splenda is equivalent in > sweetness to > 2 tsp. sugar, so the equivalent to one cup of sugar > is 24 packets. While > the boxes say zero calorie sweetener, the truth is > that they also contain > about 1 gram of maltodextrin per packet and > therefore 4 calories (The FDA > lets companies round down the calorie content to 0 > if the actual calorie > content per serving is less than 5) The 24 packets > would add 96 empty, high > GI calories of maltodextrin. (one splenda packet > contains 12 mg sucralose > plus 2 g maltodextrin) > The cost for one cup equivalent sweetening power > (Splenda at 2000 packets > for $40) is : > ($40.00/2000)*24 = $0.48. > > One Cup of Splenda Granular is also 96 calories (I > guess this is better than > 770 calories in a cup of sugar, but I think these > companies can and should > do better) At $3.69 ? for a 2 LB box, one cup is > ($3.69/220)*48 = $0.80. > > A lower calorie solution is to use equal or splenda > tablets. > > One equal tablet is equivalent to 1 tsp. sugar and > contains .4 calorie, so > 48 tablets contain 19 > calories. The tablets might have to be crushed to a > powder for some uses and > can't be used for cooking. They cost about $3.29 (at > my local Dominicks) for > 100 tablets. > One cup equivalent is ($3.29/100)*48 = $1.57. > > Splenda tablets aren't available in the US (they > used to be available over > the internet for about $6.49 for 200 tablets but I > cant find them anymore) > They contain .3 calorie per tablet (and 6 mg > sucralose) 48 tablets contain > 14 calories. > One cup equivalent is ($6.49/200)*48 = $1.56. > > Pure sucralose has zero calories, but is not > available to the general > public. It is a very fine white powder 600 times > sweeter than sugar and > difficult to handle. About 6 mg ( .006 g) of pure > sucralose is equivalent > to 1 tsp. sugar. Warrens current lowest Qty > (highest) price is $70.00 for > 50kg or 110 pounds sugar equivalent. Since sucralose > is 600 times sweeter > than sugar, this translates into 83.33 grams or 2.93 > ounces of pure > sucralose. At 6 mg (.006 gram) per teaspoon, this is > equivalent to 13,888 > tsp. One cup equivalent is ($70.00/13,888)*48 = > $0.24. (I don't know the > current situation, but the minimum order in early > 2001 was $6000.00. Warren > didn't order until many people put down deposits to > cover about 2/3 of the > shipment. The shipment was then delayed due to > product shortages with our > " small " order having low priority. All orders were > filled last summer) > > For 1 cup sugar equivalent: > > Splenda granular $0.80 and 96 calories > > Splenda packets $0.48 and 96 calories > > Equal tablets $1.57 and 19 calories > (can't cook with) > > Splenda tablets $1.56 and 14 calories (not > avail in USA) > > Sucralose (pure) $0.24 and 0 calories (as > far as I know only > available from Warren) > > Lots of information about pure Sucralose (business > to business info) is > available here: > (they will only sell (large quantities) to qualified > businesses) > http://www.ingredient.splenda.com/ > > BTW, I met Warren at the CR Society Conference in > Las Vegas a last October. > He came across as the same honest, sincere, smart, > energetic, friendly, kind > and gentle soul in person that he does in text over > the net. Actually, I was > surprised at how well I " knew " people I was meeting > in person for the first > time. > IMHO there is no chance that anyone will not get > either a refund or have > their order filled. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Francesca Skelton <fskelton@...> > > < > > Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 6:11 AM > Subject: Re: [ ] Re: sucralose/splenda > > > >Iris: thank you, thank you, thank you for this > thorough research. Please > >take a cyber bow for the cyber applause on behalf > of the whole list. > Unless > >someone comes up with anything better/cheaper, I > will add this info to the > >files. > > > >I've had off list questions about the pure > sucralose. As of now, we don't > >know how to get the pure stuff. It's possible that > Warren bought it in > such > >large quantities for repackaging and sending out, > that it wouldn't be > >practical for us as individuals to go that route. > However, let's keep our > >eyes open for that or any better deals that may > come along. > > > >on 8/20/2002 11:17 PM, oc9 at ibap@... > wrote: > > > >> My 100 packet box says it has 3.5 oz. However, > the formulation is > >> different from the bulk stuff. This would be 200 > tsp. of sweetening > >> power. The 1-lb equivalent box says it is > equivalent to 110 1 tsp. > >> servings. > >> > >> That would make the 2000 packets = 3.5*20 = 70 > oz. or 2000*2 tsp. or > >> 4000 tsp. of sweetening. 4000 tsp. at the 2-lb > box price would be > >> approximately $4/box*(4000tsp/220tsp/box)= $72 > vs. $40 for the case > >> of packets? Is that right? > >> > >> As long as you're not opening a gazillion packets > to cook something, > >> I guess the packets are a deal. Also, you'd have > to convert the > >> recipe to use the packets. 3.8 oz of the bulk > would be 220 tsp., > >> while 3.5 oz of the packets is 200 tsp. > >> > >> Iris > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> One of my local supermarkets charges $3.69 or > so (my recollection) > >>>> for the 2-lb equivalent box, but they are the > only place I've > >> seen it > === message truncated === I have ordered from Warren numerous times and have been more than satisfied with the results. I am currently waiting for my chocolate but am also confident that I will get it soon. He went ahead and sent me my sucralose even though the price had gone up and I had not sent the revised amount. I subsequently sent him a check for the difference. I hope that he continues to get the sucralose for us because, as far as I know, we are the only ones who have access to a true carbohydrate-free and calorie-free sweetener that can be used in cooking and baking. I have a diabetic family background and sucralose is the only one that does not raise my blood glucose. Splenda does. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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