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Does Splenda have zero calories?

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Even natural zero-calorie sweeteners, like stevia or monkfruit, have some calories. They usually contain erythritol or xylitol, both of which contribute calories per gram in lower amounts than sugar, to help mask some of the off-flavor aftertastes the natural sweeteners may contain. read more

Splenda advertises itself as a low-calorie sweetener since it doesn't use table sugar to sweeten your beverage or food. Instead, it utilizes sucralose, an artificial sweetener that contains zero calories and is about 600 times sweeter than sugar. read more

Although government (FDA) regulations allow Splenda and other food/food items to legally claim zero calories, due to the fact that the caloric value is less than 5 for each labeled serving, Splenda contains 31% of the calories found in a single serving of granulated sugar. read more

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