Re: sucralose vs Splenda or xylitol?

[Guest guest]

RJ: neither is superior. They are different versions of the same thing.

Support List members have discovered a better sweetner: xylitol. Credit goes

I believe to Mambo Mambo who first informed us.

Xylitol not only sweetens, it's also an antibacterial, builds bones, and

enhances dental health.. In Europe, studies have shown that schoolchildren

who use xylitol get sick less than those who don't. Search our archives for

previous discussions on xylitol. Specifically here are some posts that

explain more:

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Check the Member's recipes file/folder for sourcesand don't forget to check

" links " for many xylitol sites (thanks to Iris) that also give more

information and sources. I'm switching to xylitol as soon as my present

stash of sucralose is used up.

MM and Iris are the experts on the best sites. So I'll ask them. Is the

xylitolnow site the best of all the ones in the files/links??? Or is there

a better one?

on 9/10/2002 10:45 AM, Seedman at beyondreach@... wrote:

> Can someone help me with my quandry over the " effective " difference, if

> any, in these two?

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> If sucralose is superior, where can it be obtained?

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> Thanks for the help. Rj

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[Guest guest]

> RJ: neither is superior. They are different versions of the same

thing.

> Support List members have discovered a better sweetner: xylitol.

Credit goes

> I believe to Mambo Mambo who first informed us.

>

Xylitol is not usable as a general replacement for sugar in the same

way as splenda/sucralose. I've used xylitol gum, mints and the

granulated form - the Xlear brand. It's expensive to use in place of

sugar and you can't use too much of it at a time - or you will get

diarrhea. I made pumpkin custard with it once and you could only eat

4 oz of sweetened custard a day safely. It has a lot of the same

effect on the digestive system as sorbitol. I really like the mints

and the gum. They maximize the benefits for the teeth. It's also

possible to use it to sweeten tea or coffee. It's not practical to

replace a cup of sugar in a recipe with xylitol the way you can use

splenda.