SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener Compared to Sugar

Great Taste without the Calories and Carbohydrate

These charts illustrate how sucralose and sugar compare in calories, carbohydrate content, and flavor attributes.

Taste Profiles: How Does SPLENDA^® Brand Sweetener Compare with Sugar?

Source: National Food Laboratories' and 'Neutral Water, 9% Sucrose Equivalent

SPLENDA^® No Calorie Sweetener, like most no-calorie sweeteners, meets FDA standards for no-calorie foods (<5 calories per serving).

SPLENDA^® Brand Sweetener, or sucralose, has no calories. Sucralose is the no-calorie sweetener in all marketed SPLENDA^® No Calorie Sweetener Products. Like many other marketed no- and low-calorie sweetener products, SPLENDA^® No Calorie Sweetener Products meet FDA standards for no-calorie foods (<5 calories per serving). SPLENDA^® Sugar Blend and SPLENDA^® Brown Sugar Blend products are different products that provide a unique blend of sucralose and, respectively, white or brown sugar. These products are specifically designed for use in baking, where sugar can be needed for browning or for retaining product moisture, and not just for sweetness. Your patients can use these products with ease to make great tasting, lower sugar products, while reducing their added sugar intake.

Calorie and Carbohydrate Comparisons: SPLENDA^® Sweetener Products and Sugar

*SPLENDA^® No Calorie Sweetener meets FDA standards for no-calorie foods (<5 calories per serving).

† The carbohydrate and calories in SPLENDA^® No Calorie Sweetener Products come from maltodextrin and/or dextrose. These are common food ingredients used in other no-calorie sweeteners that add bulk but only minimal carbohydrate and calories to each serving of SPLENDA^® No Calorie Sweetener, and Packets. Note that up to 8 teaspoons of SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener Products or up to 4 packets of SPLENDA^® No Calorie Sweetener is considered a free food in a diet for diabetes and can fit easily into a meal plan for people with diabetes.

‡ Your patients only need to use 1/2 cup of SPLENDA^® Sugar Blend or SPLENDA^® Brown Sugar Blend to replace a full cup of pure sugar or brown sugar in their favorite recipes.