Sucralose is manufactured by the selective chlorination of sucrose in a multistep synthesis, which substitutes three of the hydroxyl groups of sucrose with chlorine atoms. That’s why sucralose has natural and vegetarian origin. It is being made from sugar.
Though sucralose contains no calories, products that contain fillers, such as maltodextrin and/or dextrose, add about 2–4 calories per individual sachet. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows for any product containing fewer than 5 calories per serving to be labeled as “zero calories.
Sucralose has been accepted as safe by several national and international food safety regulatory bodies, including the FSSAI, FDA, The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee Report on Food Additives, the European Union’s Scientific Committee on Food, Health Protection Branch of Health and Welfare Canada, and Food Standards Australia New Zealand. According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, the amount of sucralose that can be consumed over a person’s lifetime without any adverse effects is 9 mg/kg BW/day2.
Results from over a hundred animal and clinical studies in the FDA approval process unanimously indicated a lack of risk associated with sucralose consumption3. When the estimated daily intake (EDI) is compared to the intake at which adverse effects are seen (known as the highest no adverse effects limit, or HNEL) at 1500 mg/kg BW/day, a large margin of safety exists. The bulk of sucralose ingested is not absorbed by the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and is directly excreted in the feces, while 11–27% of it is absorbed. The amount absorbed from the GI tract is largely removed from the blood stream by the kidneys and eliminated in the urine, with 20–30% of the absorbed sucralose being metabolized4. This means that only between 2–8% of sucralose consumed is metabolized, on average.
Sucralose is found in many food and beverage products, used because it is a no-calorie sweetener, does not promote dental cavities5, and is as safe for consumption by diabetics and nondiabetics, and does not affect insulin levels.
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Sucralose is a highly heat-stable non-nutritive sweetener, allowing it to be used in many recipes with little or no sugar. It is available in a granulated form that allows for same-volume substitution with sugar. This mix of granulated sucralose includes fillers, all of which rapidly dissolve in liquids.
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