We here at Astrogirl are a big fan of Splenda, which is probably it's death knell right there, but I'm glad to see it showing up in new products[1]. I limit myself to one serving a day because this stuff is, IMHO, not especially well tested. It is the best artificial sweetner that I've ever tasted (I think Aspartame tastes like ass, so that puts me in the super-picky category). Sucralose is so good that I'm suspicious of it, and I'm sure the wonderful folks at CSPI will find some damn problem with the stuff. If they don't, they'll make one up.
Yes, I'm getting to the point now.
Walmart is using their purchasing power to demand new formulations of products. In this case, they are selling an exclusive lower sugar version of Hawaiian Punch. The fruit juice in the punch remains, and it has sugars in it of an unprocessed nature, and Splenda is added instead of the usual, vile, high-fructose corn syrup. I think it's a contest as to which is has the simpler molecular structure, but I'm betting on the Splenda being shorter.
Now if someone would just carry this stuff, I'd be quite happy about it.
[1] Don't blame me for Olestra -- I never even tried that stuff
Posted by nicole at July 01, 2003 10:33 PMfan of splenda too.
nicole, read your passage on hiking ashby gap. are you local? i live in round hill, just did the rollercoaster and hurting for it, snickers to 605. wondering if the second half is any better/worse, 605 to ashby gap/50?
even a bottle of chardonnay and an hourlong soak in the hottub did not fix me up. ouch.
Ric
Posted by ric at July 14, 2003 04:31 PM