uk splenda question

[stephie77]

what is a 'portion'??

I only have the big tub and dont know what a 'packet' would measure at?

thanks

steph
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[Georgiana]

Re: uk splenda question

The number of servings of granular Splenda you can have is a bit confusing. Splenda Inc. defines 1 serving of granular Splenda as 1 teaspoon. So if you were to go by what they are saying, you are allowed 3 teaspoons per day.

In terms of carbs however, 1 packet of Splenda is equivalent to 2 teaspoons. In terms of sweetness, 1 packet of Splenda is 2 tsp of sugar, while granular Splenda can be replaced by sugar in 1:1 ratio. So 2 tsp of sugar are 1 individual packet of Splenda and 2 tsp of granular Splenda. In DANDR, Dr. Atkins wrote:

[...] no more than three packets a day

and then:

Each packet of sugar substitute contains about 1 gram of carbohydrate [...]

So what Dr. Atkins was referring to is 3 packets of Splenda per day. This is 6 teaspoons of granular Splenda, so 6 servings of granular Splenda as defined by Splenda Inc.

[stephie77]

Re: uk splenda question

Thankyou so much - you really are a font of all knowledge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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