Sugar: "Truthful" Labeling?

[imp]

I have shunned sugary foods, and use of sugar when possible, for years, my concern always being for my teeth. So here's another "Impful" imponderable: Brand name Splenda, chemically Sucralose, packaged in yellow packets, is labeled, in this order: Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Sucralose. Calories 0. Dextrose is plain old table sugar, same as Glucose, or Grape Sugar. Maltodextrin is a type of Dextrose in linked chain form:
"Maltodextrin is used as an inexpensive additive to thicken food products such as infant formula. It is also used as a filler in sugar substitutes and other products.[SUP][5][/SUP]
Maltodextrin has a glycemic index ranging from 85 to 105." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltodextrin#As_food_ingredient

So, it's also sugar! How "strong"? Dextrose Glycemic index = 100. The final ingredient, Sucralose, is non-nutritive. Thus, I see the bulk of this stuff as adding to my tooth decay! In this particular example, they have carefully avoided use of the term, "Sugar-free".

This is "truthful labeling"? imp

 

[SifuPhil]

Here's an interesting piece of double-speak from the Splenda Truth site ...

[h=2]SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] Brand Sweetener is Suitable for People with Diabetes[/h] SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] Brand Sweetener, or sucralose, is not sugar and the body does not recognize it as such. Unlike sugar, sucralose is not broken down for energy. It is not a source of carbohydrate or glucose, and clinical studies show that it has no effect on blood glucose levels, insulin secretion or blood levels, glycosylated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c), or blood glucose control.


People with diabetes can eat a variety of food products, according to the dietary program prescribed by their doctor or registered dietitian. These can include foods sweetened with sugar. However, meal plans for people with diabetes usually control total carbohydrate intake and, often, calorie intake. In a meal plan for people with diabetes, up to 4 packets of SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] No Calorie Sweetener or up to 8 teaspoons of SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] No Calorie Sweetener Granulated is considered a "free food." The American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetes Association consider a free food to be any food or beverage that contains less than 20 calories and 5 grams or less of carbohydrate per serving. When used in place of sugar, SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] Sweetener Products can also help people with diabetes reduce their intake of carbohydrates and calories.


It's important to note that SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] Sugar Blend does contain sugar, so people with diabetes need to consider this when counting their carbohydrate intake. Calories and carbohydrates can be present as well in other ingredients in foods and beverages sweetened with any SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] Sweetener product. People with diabetes need to count these calories and carbohydrates when planning their meals. To help people manage intake, complete nutrition information for dozens of recipes made with SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] Sweetener Products are available at: www.splenda.com.

 

[Kadee]

I watched Jamie Olivia last night he had a article about sugar and the huge spike in diabetes / Amputations in young overweight children/ young adults ( it was called Sugar Rush)
The study was focused on UK , however if he did the same in Australia he would find very similar statistics
I like Jamie... he tried to come to Australia on a food advisory tour he unfortunately came up against the "Do Gooders" as we call the people who tend to oppose healthy eating programs.

I use smart sugar ( it's a mix of stevia sugar) to sweeten my homemade yoghurt ,which I started making myself due to the huge amount of sugar in purchased foods

 

[imp]

They had to admit they added sugar. Thanks, Phil! Why not just Sucralose alone, I wonder?

Australia! I seriously considered moving there, back in the late '60s. That country was crying out for Engineers to come live and work there, some sort of massive economic expansion going on. Backed out of the deal, when I learned my gun could not accompany me.......

It has truly become a "global-society", has it not? imp

 

[NancyNGA]

....In a meal plan for people with diabetes, up to 4 packets of SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] No Calorie Sweetener or up to 8 teaspoons of SPLENDA[SUP]®[/SUP] No Calorie Sweetener Granulated is considered a "free food." The American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetes Association consider a free food to be any food or beverage that contains less than 20 calories and 5 grams or less of carbohydrate per serving...

Anything with less than 5 calories per serving is allowed to be rounded down and reported as 0 calories per serving (packet). It seems from their wording 5 packets of Splenda would throw it over the 20 calorie limit, or else they would say 5 packets. So there must be at least 4 calories per packet. Similar round down rules apply to carbs, but I can't remember them off hand. It *is* a very carefully worded statement, isn't it?

 

[SifuPhil]

It sounds like it was written by a group of drunken lawyers, yes.

Very confusing - as a diagnosed diabetic I would go crazy following these rules.