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Thus far, I've been using Dextrose as my High-GI carb when making my Hypertrophic Potentiator shake. According to wikipedia, "Splenda usually contains 95% dextrose (D-glucose) and maltodextrin."I'm sure this is a dumb question, but believe it or not, I searched and couldn't really find a clear answer: Is Splenda considered a good high GI carb source?Just curious b/c Costco will be having a sale on Splenda soon, and I'm thinking of going with it instead of my 100% Dextrose once I run out.
No not really a good source to be used by itself. NOW do NOT use it for an ULC source. Pair it with baked goods or with certain carb based meals. The Malto within it will spike insulin levels but not significant like dextrose. Buy it, use it with a carb meal. It'll provide a sweeter taste
I thought Splenda was sucralose??
Thats the actual artificial sweetener being marketed by splenda, but in this fucked up world we live in they actually put carbs in '0 calorie' sweetener.. Thats why u should always read the ingredients
I use Splenda in my morning coffee (before and after workout) and don't have any problems. It says “less than 1g” for carbs and sugars, so a couple packets should not cause any sort of spike or issues. It is pretty dumb that they make a sucralose product with more dextrose and malto than sucralose though.
It is pretty dumb that they make a sucralose product with more dextrose and malto than sucralose though.
I can only assume the reason for that is either a financial or possibly psychological one, as even the tabs are about 90% filler. The actual sweetener element is so ridiculously potent, it would fit on a pin head, and our human brains are simply too small to comprehend this! Therefore we either wouldn't buy them, would use too much, or accuse the sweetener manufacturer of witchcraft! 😮
It is pretty dumb that they make a sucralose product with more dextrose and malto than sucralose though.
I can only assume the reason for that is either a financial or possibly psychological one, as even the tabs are about 90% filler. The actual sweetener element is so ridiculously potent, it would fit on a pin head, and our human brains are simply too small to comprehend this! Therefore we either wouldn't buy them, would use too much, or accuse the sweetener manufacturer of witchcraft! 😮
It's to give it the same volumetric as sugar.
It is pretty dumb that they make a sucralose product with more dextrose and malto than sucralose though.
I can only assume the reason for that is either a financial or possibly psychological one, as even the tabs are about 90% filler. The actual sweetener element is so ridiculously potent, it would fit on a pin head, and our human brains are simply too small to comprehend this! Therefore we either wouldn't buy them, would use too much, or accuse the sweetener manufacturer of witchcraft! 😮
It's to give it the same volumetric as sugar.
So you can replace in recipes? i.e one cup of sugar would be one cup of sweetener? Does that work??
Makes sense I guess, but couldn't they use something else? What's the verdict though – should we not be using the packets even though each packet has <1g carbs with the Dextrose and maltodextrin?
What about Splenda for baking?The almond scones in the CNS recipe section has a ton of Splenda for baking in it and I eat a ton of almond scones.
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