Which sweetners do you use for every day use and also for baking?

kay · 11-21-2005, 01:20 PM

I have been using splenda from the store and also Nutrasweet from the store. Either tastes fine to me and does not bother me but I realize that when I am trying to stay at 20 to 25 carbs Splenda does add more. Where do you get liquid splenda that I see y'all use? How many carbs for this as compared to the one I am using? I have never seen liquid splenda.

Also, is Erythrol (sp) the sugar alcohol that does not cause laxative problems? How many carbs does it have? Can I buy it at Walmort of a health food store?

Thanks so much.

I am trying to use as little carbs as possible right now.

Sonja in Florida

bigmomma · 11-21-2005, 01:35 PM

hi Sonja! Many use a liquid sucralose that's sold online but is extremely difficult to get (a sort of "black market" type of site with strange ordering instructions due to limited supply & high demand)...others of us use Fiberfit liquid sold here at Netrition. I love it. It's not as concentrated as the other kind but tastes clean, contains no carb-adding maltodextrin (filler) and has a little fiber, which we all can use

...for cooking there's Fiberfit powder (still waiting for mine, so no comment yet) and sa's like erythritol, which causes no tummy problems for many. It's found at some health food stores, Netrition sells it too. read the link below for why most folks count sa's as carb free: http://www.netrition.com/lowcarbsu...itol_page.html

hth!

magnamater · 11-21-2005, 03:06 PM

I use fiberfit also. Can't get the other stuff, but I am really loving the fiberfit. It has been improved, made more concentrated, so one uses less.

I also use Stevia Plus, Sweet One, Xylitol and erythritol. I still use liquid saccarhine. Sometimes!

Dottie · 11-21-2005, 04:06 PM

Fiberfit for me, too. The concentrated "liquid splenda" gives me serious headaches, even just using 1 drop in coffee or tea. Not sure why.

Tweaker Geek · 11-21-2005, 05:46 PM

Can someone come up with a chart we can refer to for subbing sweeteners? As a basis, say for 1 cup of sugar you can sub 1 cup of Splenda, but what if you want to mix sweeteners, like 1/4 cup Splenda and the equivalent of one, two or three other sweeteners to equal one cup of sugar, so that's the equivalent of 3/4 cup. So if you use Sweet One, E or X, Fiberfit, liquid Stevia, Diabetisweet or others, how much of each would you use? Do you guys measure E and X measure for measure as you would sugar? I have Sweet One in packets and liquid Stevia and have no idea how much to use when adding with other sweeteners

I just wing it!

I hope this post doesn't sound as confusing to you as this subbing stuff does does to me.

Thanks for any help.

kay · 11-21-2005, 06:16 PM

Okay, I guess I see what I can't find the liquid splenda anywhere. I will try the fiberfit.

Katcha, I am with you. Could anyone figure out the substitute amounts, and how much of each one? This weekend I tried to make homemade candy with splenda and it was not very good. Then I read where you should mix Splenda with Erythritol (no idea of how much of each one). I really don't understand the difference between all these sweetners. I just know I don't care for the taste of sweet and low and I don't like the way my stomach feels when I eat sugar alcohol (can't remember which one).

thanks again,

Sonja

LowCarbConvert · 11-21-2005, 09:11 PM

katcha, I couldn't agree more! It would be really wonderful to work out some kind of chart and turn it into a Sticky, so that it could be easily referred to when converting a recipe.

What we need for that endeavor is SCOTT123!

And some other nice folks who have done tons of research.

I really like to meddle with sweeteners to find the right ZING, but it's very difficult. Even just finding out which sweeteners have which "sugar" equivalency is a job in itself. Most of the sweeteners have a recommended "serving size", but so many do not equate what the serving size would be, relative to a standard size serving (or amount) of sugar. Gosh I hope that makes sense.

It's soooo infuriating!

LindaSue · 11-22-2005, 06:06 AM

I would probably give Fiberfit a try if it wasn't so expensive. It's twice the price of "the other" liquid Splenda and that doesn't include shipping. It's probably fine for someone to use to sweeten their coffee or for someone who only occasionally makes low carb sweets.

I came up with these figures a while back so I could compare how much each sweetener costs to use. TrishZ is gone, but hers fell price-wise between Sweetzfree and Fiberfit.

REAL SUGAR
4 pound bag = 9 1/4 cups ($1.49)
Per cup = 16¢

GRANULAR SPLENDA
3.8 ounce box = 4 1/2 cups sugar ($3.29)
Per cup = 73¢

LIQUID SPLENDA (Sweetzfree)
2 ounce bottle = 48 cups sugar ($32)
Per cup = 67¢ - price includes shipping

FIBERFIT
4 ounce bottle = 4 cups sugar ($4.95)
Per cup = $1.24 + shipping

16 ounce bottle = 16 cups sugar ($17.99)
Per cup = $1.12 + shipping

8 ounce powder = 12 1/2 cups sugar ($16.99)
Per cup = $1.36 + shipping

Gusgus · 11-23-2005, 08:50 AM

I use a combo of sweeteners, and many folks can't even tell the products I bake are sugar free. If a recipe calls for a cup of sugar, I'll use 1/4 to 1/3 cup each of Erythritol and Xylitol (both available from Netrition), 1/4 tsp. of that "black market" liquid splenda, and 10 drops of NuNaturals liquid stevia.

David

11-21-2005, 01:20 PM	#1
kay Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: FL Posts: 415 Gallery: kay Stats: 336/284/136/ restart 318/318/?? 11/2/2010 WOE: Low carb Start Date: March 2005/Restart 11/2/2010	Which sweetners do you use for every day use and also for baking? I have been using splenda from the store and also Nutrasweet from the store. Either tastes fine to me and does not bother me but I realize that when I am trying to stay at 20 to 25 carbs Splenda does add more. Where do you get liquid splenda that I see y'all use? How many carbs for this as compared to the one I am using? I have never seen liquid splenda. Also, is Erythrol (sp) the sugar alcohol that does not cause laxative problems? How many carbs does it have? Can I buy it at Walmort of a health food store? Thanks so much. I am trying to use as little carbs as possible right now. Sonja in Florida

11-21-2005, 05:46 PM	#5
Tweaker Geek Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 2,783 Gallery: Tweaker Geek	Can someone come up with a chart we can refer to for subbing sweeteners? As a basis, say for 1 cup of sugar you can sub 1 cup of Splenda, but what if you want to mix sweeteners, like 1/4 cup Splenda and the equivalent of one, two or three other sweeteners to equal one cup of sugar, so that's the equivalent of 3/4 cup. So if you use Sweet One, E or X, Fiberfit, liquid Stevia, Diabetisweet or others, how much of each would you use? Do you guys measure E and X measure for measure as you would sugar? I have Sweet One in packets and liquid Stevia and have no idea how much to use when adding with other sweeteners I just wing it! I hope this post doesn't sound as confusing to you as this subbing stuff does does to me. Thanks for any help. Last edited by katcha; 11-21-2005 at 05:50 PM..

11-21-2005, 06:16 PM	#6
kay Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: FL Posts: 415 Gallery: kay Stats: 336/284/136/ restart 318/318/?? 11/2/2010 WOE: Low carb Start Date: March 2005/Restart 11/2/2010	OKAY Okay, I guess I see what I can't find the liquid splenda anywhere. I will try the fiberfit. Katcha, I am with you. Could anyone figure out the substitute amounts, and how much of each one? This weekend I tried to make homemade candy with splenda and it was not very good. Then I read where you should mix Splenda with Erythritol (no idea of how much of each one). I really don't understand the difference between all these sweetners. I just know I don't care for the taste of sweet and low and I don't like the way my stomach feels when I eat sugar alcohol (can't remember which one). thanks again, Sonja

11-21-2005, 09:11 PM	#7
LowCarbConvert Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NW Chicago Burbs Posts: 540 Gallery: LowCarbConvert Stats: (147/120/115) 5' WOE: Atkins Start Date: March 2004	katcha, I couldn't agree more! It would be really wonderful to work out some kind of chart and turn it into a Sticky, so that it could be easily referred to when converting a recipe. What we need for that endeavor is SCOTT123! And some other nice folks who have done tons of research. I really like to meddle with sweeteners to find the right ZING, but it's very difficult. Even just finding out which sweeteners have which "sugar" equivalency is a job in itself. Most of the sweeteners have a recommended "serving size", but so many do not equate what the serving size would be, relative to a standard size serving (or amount) of sugar. Gosh I hope that makes sense. It's soooo infuriating! __________________ Do you know what breakfast cereal is? It's those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners -Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Karen Last edited by LowCarbConvert; 11-21-2005 at 09:13 PM..

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11-21-2005, 01:35 PM	#2
bigmomma Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 233 Gallery: bigmomma	hi Sonja! Many use a liquid sucralose that's sold online but is extremely difficult to get (a sort of "black market" type of site with strange ordering instructions due to limited supply & high demand)...others of us use Fiberfit liquid sold here at Netrition. I love it. It's not as concentrated as the other kind but tastes clean, contains no carb-adding maltodextrin (filler) and has a little fiber, which we all can use ...for cooking there's Fiberfit powder (still waiting for mine, so no comment yet) and sa's like erythritol, which causes no tummy problems for many. It's found at some health food stores, Netrition sells it too. read the link below for why most folks count sa's as carb free: http://www.netrition.com/lowcarbsu...itol_page.html hth!

11-21-2005, 03:06 PM	#3
magnamater Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,064 Gallery: magnamater	I use fiberfit also. Can't get the other stuff, but I am really loving the fiberfit. It has been improved, made more concentrated, so one uses less. I also use Stevia Plus, Sweet One, Xylitol and erythritol. I still use liquid saccarhine. Sometimes!

11-21-2005, 04:06 PM	#4
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 68,695 Gallery: Dottie WOE: JUDDD calorie cycling plan	Fiberfit for me, too. The concentrated "liquid splenda" gives me serious headaches, even just using 1 drop in coffee or tea. Not sure why.

11-22-2005, 06:06 AM	#8
LindaSue Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 10,449 Gallery: LindaSue Stats: 167/117/120 - 5'7" WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: July 2002	I would probably give Fiberfit a try if it wasn't so expensive. It's twice the price of "the other" liquid Splenda and that doesn't include shipping. It's probably fine for someone to use to sweeten their coffee or for someone who only occasionally makes low carb sweets. I came up with these figures a while back so I could compare how much each sweetener costs to use. TrishZ is gone, but hers fell price-wise between Sweetzfree and Fiberfit. REAL SUGAR 4 pound bag = 9 1/4 cups ($1.49) Per cup = 16¢ GRANULAR SPLENDA 3.8 ounce box = 4 1/2 cups sugar ($3.29) Per cup = 73¢ LIQUID SPLENDA (Sweetzfree) 2 ounce bottle = 48 cups sugar ($32) Per cup = 67¢ - price includes shipping FIBERFIT 4 ounce bottle = 4 cups sugar ($4.95) Per cup = $1.24 + shipping 16 ounce bottle = 16 cups sugar ($17.99) Per cup = $1.12 + shipping 8 ounce powder = 12 1/2 cups sugar ($16.99) Per cup = $1.36 + shipping

11-23-2005, 08:50 AM	#9
Gusgus Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 814 Gallery: Gusgus Stats: 240/170/170 WOE: Atkins For Life Start Date: June 2003	I use a combo of sweeteners, and many folks can't even tell the products I bake are sugar free. If a recipe calls for a cup of sugar, I'll use 1/4 to 1/3 cup each of Erythritol and Xylitol (both available from Netrition), 1/4 tsp. of that "black market" liquid splenda, and 10 drops of NuNaturals liquid stevia. David