Packets of Splenda...

[Windex]

Might be a dumb question, but how much is in a single packet of splenda ? The local costco here does not sell it in packets its just in a huge bag like sugar and buying the individual packets from a grocery store is beyond expensive. (I'm trying to do some baking from the recipes section )

[gbrice75]

I just checked on a pack and they don't specify weight in grams or anything, so it's hard to say - but my guess would be about 1/2 a tsp... definitely no more than 1tsp.

Weird that Costco doesn't have them in packets, that's where I buy mine. Costco/Kirkland has their own brand - maybe they carry those? The grains are a little larger, but for the most part it's a fine (and cheaper) substitute for Splenda.

[joebailey1271]

just go to a gas station and pick u up some, or you can just get a few and weight them, they are by the coffee

[Blaz Kavlic]

The sachets i've got are 15 kilojoules each. Equivalent sweetness to 2x spoons of sugar.

[NaeMo]

The big bags are usually cut with a lot more fluffy maltodextrin so that it is equivalent measure to sugar. I use this kind all the time, I normally use a little less than the recipe calls for. If it is the tiny, dense powder, then I can't help at the moment.

[zaggahamma]

Pretty sure its like 4 cals or less...(packet)..the bags should have the spoon calorie measures..lemme Google & get back...I should know I have a bowl of packets by the oatmeal station the pwo shake section and the coffee section

[zaggahamma]

Yup splenda site says under 5 guess that means 4.999999

[muscleport]

Yup splenda site says under 5 guess that means 4.999999

I think you are allowed to go below or beyond your label indicated level with a certain degree of error. So it is more like sth 4.90-5.10 king of range

[jasc]

A packet of splenda contains maybe 1/3tsp.. I'm at work so I can't weigh the powder, but I dumped it in to a 1/2tsp measuring spoon. 1 packet takes up a little more than 1/2, 2 packets overflow the 1/2 tsp.

Packet says 0 calories

[zaggahamma]

think what i posted above is moreso the guidelines on what a companys product can contain and still call itself "no calorie"

i copied this from wiki:

The actual caloric content of a single-serving (1-gram packet) of Splenda is 3.36 calories

[jasc]

think what i posted above is moreso the guidelines on what a companys product can contain and still call itself "no calorie"

i copied this from wiki:

The actual caloric content of a single-serving (1-gram packet) of Splenda is 3.36 calories

I think you'd have to be correct on the calories.. The packet says 0 calories, but I don't see how that's possible since it contains Dextrose n Maltodextrin. The nutritional label also says 0 carbs.. (smh)

I'm not 100%, but I've heard that the actual Sucralose contains calories, but they can say 0 calorie because it can not be broken down by the body. So it has a net effect of 0 calories on the body.

[zaggahamma]

sounds good...for easy math, go with 5

[sgt2jay]

you can get sweet n low in packets just about anywhere plus no maltodextrin

[zaggahamma]

you can get sweet n low in packets just about anywhere plus no maltodextrin

and?

[sgt2jay]

and? what?

you were looking for pakets of sweetner and in one point someone expressed a concern with maltodextrin.

i guess you were looking for other answers forget i mentioned it