Splenda is a brand name artificial sweetener. It is used as a sugar substitute by people looking for low-calorie alternatives to their daily sweet treats.
Sweeteners like Splenda mimic the sweetness of sugar, without the calories.
The sweetness of Splenda is due to a compound called sucralose, a type of indigestible artificial sugar. This is made by replacing certain atoms in sugar with atoms of chlorine.
Sucralose is also combined with other digestible sweeteners like maltodextrin to make Splenda. Splenda is approximately 600 times as sweet as sugar; this is why sweeteners such as Splenda are known as high-intensity sweeteners.
Splenda is 600 times sweeter than sugar but provides very few calories
Splenda is referred to as a high-intensity sweetener
There are five artificial sweeteners approved for use in the U.S., including Splenda
Although Splenda is considered safe to consume, recent research questions its role in disease
