Bought this 3 months ago as a kool-aid sugar-substitute, saw reviews both good and bad and took the chance. While there was some truth to the package having sucralose dust in the top/beyond the seal, wasted when opening/using/resealing, the packaging was solid, the product dry and fine-powder (think confectioner's sugar). I had no problem dissolving it into liquid, but I tend to put the sucralose in a container with a lid, then add water, and then lid-and-shake. Be prepared for odd math (100 g = 60000 g of sugar sweetness = 132 lbs of sugar sweetness, or how I need a cup at a time, 1 cup / 600 = 1/12 tsp -- google is handy for conversions, not just searches!). Small spoons are essential, 1/12 tsp being equal to a cup of sugar, this is a "dash" and my spoons lied claiming the dash was 1/8 tsp. Why trust the spoons?/measure for yourself. Research everything yourself. But the kool aid's been tasty...
*I CAUTION* - Is Sucralose safe? I'm going to say "no". Found many pages suggesting it is, also found other pages suggesting the FDA rushes things thru/doesn't test very well. The more alarming points I found were that when consuming it in quantity, your internal helpful bacteria counts can be changed -- which is probably true for most any foods consumed. Also I read cooking with it may (*may*!) release nastiness you'd maybe rather not eat. One point I *rarely* see discussed with "is surcalose safe?" is *is sugar safe?* - I say sugar's horrible for you. And so, a smoker, drinker, drug-do'er, etc, let's note I don't always pick the "safe" thing. But, in a world with diabetes, obesity, tooth issues, etc, I do feel sucralose is generally the *safeR* choice. I also think you shouldn't heed my advice, that would be silly, *do your own research*. You are what you eat, this is your life/take-care-of-it -- But I like sweets, this is the safer choice, the kool-aid is tasty and it goes nice with my cigarettes. Do your own research, then do-what-you-do.
Since I see it here 'n there -- STOP fussing that Splenda is cheaper. Of course it is, you're getting 1 part Sucralose to 599 parts Maltodextrin, a bulking agent, so your "sugar" can be 1-to-1 ratio with real sugar -- you'll use a cup where you need a cup of sugar, except most of what you'll be adding is a bulking agent that isn't great for diabetics, really I don't see why anyone would want it. This is (or at least was, when I bought it) the pure stuff. If you can't grasp that distinction you need to stop and focus on correcting that problem before going any further.
I added this note since I'm back to buy more -- 3 months of constant kool-aid hasn't had me run out, but I'm running low, plus I have others interested/intend to share some of the next order. Which will be of a larger bag, even...
I'm an avid sodastream user -- I like to make my own soda. Unfortunately, Sodastream has really contracted their supply of available syrups. They got rid of many good flavors (grape, caffeine free diet cola, etc) and they switched out the classic syrup bottles for smaller bottles of a lesser concentration that make far fewer servings.This has drove cost up and variety down.
So I set out to figure out how to make my own syrup. Some Internet resources pointed me to some simple recipes that used sucralose and snow cone syrup to make diet soda syrup. BulkSupplements is the sucralose supplier that I chose. Altogether, it's worked great. Just over half a teaspoon of sucralose powder, 3/8 cup of snow cone flavor concentrate, and 1 teaspoon of citric acid makes me 16.9 fluid ounces of syrup. I get to make the flavors that sodastream no longer makes, I get to sweeten them to my liking, and I get to save money in the process.
This stuff is indistinguishable in taste from the "stretched" products like granular Splenda and far far less expensive! Once you get used to measuring such tiny amounts, it's very easy to use. To give you some idea of its strength, 1/8 teaspoon is equal to 1.5 cups of sugar. For a bowl of cereal, a match-head worth is plenty. Grab some of the flat, wooden coffee stirrers from your local coffee shop (or buy them) and use the tip as a measure. I use the smallest of a tiny set of measuring spoons available at many places including Amazon. The smallest is called a "smidgen" and I use about half that for a 12-ounce mug of coffee. And I like my coffee very sweet.
I paid about $37 including tax for 3.5 ounces of sucralose. To get the sugar equivalent, multiply by 600: 3.5*600=2100 ounces of sugar. 2100/16=131.25 pounds of sugar. Splenda granular is sold in 5 and 10 pound equivalent bags. I'll use the larger 10-pound equivalent which is less expensive. One such bag costs a minimum of $13 anywhere I can find it including Amazon with the exception of sales. If you figure the number of 10# equivalent bags: 131.25/10=13.13. Multiply this by $13 to get the amount you'd pay for this much sucralose "fluffed up" into Splenda: 13.13*$13=$170.00. So you're getting roughly $170 worth of sweetener for a price of around $37. I call that a bargain.
Add to that the absence of maltodextrin which is used to make Splenda Granular "fluffy". It isn't all that bad for my blood sugar and I'm diabetic; I've heard others claim otherwise. But the stuff gives me gastric "issues" and I do not miss it! It is known to cause gas and diarrhea in sensitive individuals.
Sucralose is a great 'artificial' sweetener as it is much sweeter than sucrose (regular sugar), presents no glycemic response like some other sweeteners can, and since it is a chemical alteration of sugar, is not some toxic cocktail like, for example aspartame.
You can buy sucralose at the grocery store, but since it is so much sweeter than sugar it is bulked up with other sweeteners to give what is known as volume equivalence (i.e., a cup of grocery store sucralose is equal in sweetening power to a cup of regular sugar). That way, recipes that call for a specific amount of sugar can be changed to use sucralose at a one to one ratio. That's all well and good, but buying sucralose this way is very expensive when you do the math. Also, the bulking agents give the store bought sucralose a kind of weird taste to me.
So what's a low sugar nerd with a sweet tooth like myself to do? No worries, as BULKSUPPLEMENTS is here to save the day! These guys offer PURE SUCRALOSE, with no bulking agents and at a very affordable price, and with the same level of purity that I have enjoyed with their other products over the years. I take numerous supplements for a variety of health issues and goals, and BulkSupplements has always been there for me with a high quality superior product that has more value than anything else on the market.
It might not sound like a lot, but 100 grams of pure sucralose is a lot - like, it's equivalent to 3,333 teaspoons of sugar! A quarter teaspoon of pure sucralose is equal to about a CUP of sugar! So, although you do not get a ton of product with this, a little big goes a lonnnnnnnnng way!
This stuff is super inexpensive with no weird aftertaste, odors, or anything odd about it. I use it in my coffee and to make super sweet proper southern iced tea and I love it! THANK YOU BULKSUPPLEMENTS!
Not a huge fan of artificial sweeteners, but I can't stand the aftertaste of Stevia. Erythritol isn't near sweet enough and leaves that odd cooling sensation in my mouth. So, I created my own blend - I mixed 1 cup of Stevia, 1/2 cup of erythritol and 1 heaping teaspoon of sucralose in my "sugar dish" and *viola* I have the perfect sweetener for me. I add only 1 level teaspoon of this concoction to my 16 oz of coffee and it tastes like real sugared coffee. No aftertaste. Now I feel better using sucralose in such small amounts, and this combination means it will last me a while. Experiment on your own. Very satisfied. (It is my understanding from my research that none of these 3 sweeteners significantly impact blood glucose or insulin - but check it our for yourself.)
UPDATE: I made a second purchase to share with friends and keep at work. This bag game dirty (sticky brown marks on the top of the package) and the seal was broken in the center allowing the sucralose to fall out.. I returned the package with no problem, but was greatly disappointed that a package with such flaws was allowed to be shipped. With today's crazy news stories, I couldn't guarantee the sanitary safety of this package so I sent it back. Reduced one star from my original review.
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- Clean & Pure Powder. No Fillers.
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- Lab Tested for Verification & Guaranteed Purity.
Description
Sucralose is a synthetic sweetener that is currently used to replace sugar in a number of food products. Sucralose is actually derived from sugar; it is synthesized through the selective chlorination of the sugar molecule. Specifically, chlorine molecules are substituted for 3 hydroxyl groups that form the naturally occurring sugar molecule. The result is a very sweet substance - about 600 times sweeter than sucrose - which is remarkably safe and has no aftertaste, but, because it is not metabolized by the body, has no calories.
For the past 6 years, I have been searhing for a supplier of bulk Splenda. Being from the South, we love our sweet tea, but the cost of Splenda was expensive. I found a product on Amazon called EZ-Sweetz, which was a good product to use when I was out at restaurants, but not practical for home use. Finally Amazon sent me an email showing products associated with EZ-Sweetz. I clicked BulkSupplements Sucralose Powder.After reading a few reviews, I ordered 100 grams of the product along with the Norpro 3080 Mini Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons recommended by most reviews. The very small set of measuring spoons includes ( tad, dash, pinch, smidgen and a drop ) .
Using some of the reviews on the powder, we decided to go with a "pinch" measurment of powder for a gallon of tea. YUMMMMMMY.as it tasted in our opinion better than Splenda.
I would recommend this product to anyone that likes Spenda or even sugar as we cannot tell a difference. Great for diabetics, no carbs like Spenda.
NOTE: It is imperative to order the set of spoons as this product is very concentrated and very easy to use too much. You will have to experiment on how much powder to use, depending on your tastes.
As a pre-diabetic who is ok with consuming sucralose and making my own mixtures of combinations of natural and artificial flavors, this was a good value purchase. I have tried multiple commercial pre-mixed brand names and found that most "natural sugar alternatives" are too expensive to maintain as a primary sweetener for all things (like Monk Fruit) -- and erythritol too bland to stand on its own, for example. Adding the tiniest pinch of this whenever natural sweeteners fail is a great compromise. I was already informed about the ziplock seal issue and a guy did a video showing how to get the ziplock to work on another BulkSupplements product, so no problems there. Happy to have a nice hefty stash of sucralose which will certainly last a long time as this sweetener is very very sweet! A little goes a long way. I prefer more stripped down pure products so I can mix my own preferences, and Bulk Supplements allows me to do that. I will be buying this again.
Happy to say this is working out well for me and will probably last me forever. I've been on keto for quite some time and I'm trying to tweak things a little by removing things that have insulin spiking effects - like Splenda brand sucralose that has maltodextrin. This stuff has very little aftertaste to me, maybe because I'm used to it. To help with the annoying-ness of measurement, I mix this stuff in with Swerve. Now I only need a quarter the amount of it to sweeten anything, and I remove some of the ill effects of too much erythritol. I find that the best way to approach artificial and alternative sweeteners is to blend them well with each other. A good mix of Swerve, Monkfruit, Stevia, and Sucralose has the perfect balance of sweetness without the aftertaste or gastric explosions.
Sucralose, unlike other "artificial" sweeteners, tastes great. I use this stuff all the time and the 100g bag has lasted me almost two years.
Sucralose doesn't spike insulin and has never been demonstrated to cause any health issues.
I like to mix several small spoons of this in to an old "water enhancer" bottle then mix with water. It's so great!
I followed top reviewer EdC's process at least 3x now. I am amazed at how well the conversion mix is. For me, the 4 drops seem a bit sweeter, but it's possible my drops are larger? It took me some time to adjust to the liquid measure and find I have difficulty cooking with it. After some overly sweet cooking, I've decided to stay with regular power since I can fine tune the flavor better w powder form.
I noticed in the first round, I had little brown things floating around after a few months. It didn't affect taste through. I used brita filtered water and didn't realize the solution would last so long. I recommend using a sterile or distilled water. In subsequent rounds, I tried storing in smaller vials, in the back of the fridge and the solution became slightly yellowed. Again, no change in taste. I may just need to halve the solution since I don't seem to go through it fast enough.
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