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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 :D)
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.
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
The sachets i've got are 15 kilojoules each. Equivalent sweetness to 2x spoons of sugar.
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.
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
Yup splenda site says under 5 guess that means 4.999999
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
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)Quote:
Originally Posted by jpkman
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.
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 rangeQuote:
Originally Posted by jpkman
sounds good...for easy math, go with 5
you can get sweet n low in packets just about anywhere plus no maltodextrin
and?Quote:
Originally Posted by sgt2jay;5***917
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