If SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener Products contain maltodextrin and dextrose, how can they be considered “no calorie”?
• SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener gets its sweetness from sucralose, which is starts with sugar, tastes like sugar, but its not sugar. As with most low-calorie sweeteners, SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener Products contain a small amount of carbohydrates that give these products their bulk and allow for consistent sweetening. • SPLENDA® Granular contains maltodextrin, a common food ingredient that adds minimal calories and carbohydrates to each serving (see chart below). Each cup of SPLENDA® Granular has only 1/8 the calories and carbohydrates of sugar. On a per serving basis (1 tsp.), SPLENDA® Granular has 2 calories and less than gram of carbohydrate. SPLENDA® Granular meets the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) standards for a ‘no calorie’ food, with less than 5 calories per serving.
