It's not actually that much.

Remember, it's not the packets poured into a measuring cup, it's the bulk.

The "recipe" for iced tea or Kool-Aid is a cup of sugar for 2 quarts of
beverage.

I use a little less.

If you figure you use one or two packets in a glass or cup of coffee,
it's about the same.

Jennifer


Doug wrote:
> I don't question the carb content of Splenda. I just could not conceive of
> anyone using that quantity of Splenda unless the pitcher is huge! I was
> trying to get my head around that and just couldn't.
>
> Doug
> (Likes things sweet but....)
> "Jennifer" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>
>>1 cup of granulated Splenda has 24 g of carbs.
>>
>>It's the bulking agents in the Splenda.
>>
>>Jennifer
>>
>>
>>Doug wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Jennifer
>>>
>>>What size pitcher do you make up? To get 20 grams of carbs you must be
>>>putting a mountain of Splenda in!! Or are the carbs coming from
>
> something
>
>>>else you are putting in?
>>>
>>>Doug
>>>"Jennifer" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I love Splenda... but it uses bulking agents which add carbs.
>>>>
>>>>When I use it make a pitcher of iced tea, the 3/4 cups I use adds about
>>>>20g of carbs. Not much for a whole pitcher... but unecessary. Well,
>>>>come to think of it, it IS a lot for a beverage.
>>>>
>>>>The problem is the folks that make it, McNeil, won't release "liquid
>>>>Splenda" to the public. Liquid Splend would have no carbs. It's
>>>>available to manufacturers for use in things like Diet Rite Cola, so
>>>>their Splenda has no carbs.
>>>>
>>>>I did however find a place where you can get a liquid Splenda!!!
>>>>
>>>>And I've spent the last week testing it out.
>>>>
>>>>It's amazing. It has NO carbs, and I think it has even less of an
>>>>aftertaste because it doesn't have the maltodextrin etc.
>>>>
>>>>It's called Sweetzfree. www.sweetzfree.com And it's seems to be
>>>>expensive, but it's not really. I bought 2 oz. 1/4 of a teaspoon
>>>>sweetens a whole 2qt pitcher of iced tea. That means I'll get 48
>>>>pitchers worth out of my purchase.
>>>>
>>>>I do NOT own any part of this company, I just pass along the info.
>>>>
>>>>www.sweetzfree.com
>>>>
>>>>Jennifer
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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