Customer Reviews

Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated, 1.2-Pound Bag

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Splenda...aka...sucralose

To be clear, I do believe this is not the same SIZE bag you can readily pickup in your local supermarket. The local Walmart, Target, Publix and Albertons bags are of the 9.7 ounce variety, not this huge gigantic bag. So this is in essence, two of those bags for this price. Pretty even I would think.

I love this stuff and it for all things that need sweetening. I put it in coffee, a little in my high fiber cereal, sometimes in high protein smoothies, sometimes to sweeten my green tea, and just about anything else I can make that needs extra sweetness.

I don't bake yet so would think I need the bake friendly version. ;)

Splenda, which is a brand name for sucralose, started out in powder form in packets to compete with other sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharine, primarily to be added to drinks. The granulated form extends sucralose's uses to encompass all those in which sugar can be used. I have baked with it a couple of times, with good results; and it is especially convenient that it is formulated to substitute for sugar cup for cup, teaspoon for teaspoon. This obviously means that you prefer sugar in a sugar bowl rather than packets, you can use this just as you would regular sugar.

The sucralose molecule is rather similar to that of actual sugar, which may account for the similarity of taste; but unlike sugar it contains virtually zero calories (note that "zero calories" does not mean "no calories," but rather an amount less than 1 calorie per serving. It's not enough to worry about, and most diabetics can consume it safely in reasonable quantities.

Sucralose is my favorite artificial sweetener, but it still falls a little short of the taste of real sugar. The only way I know to describe the difference is to say that it tastes a bit lightweight. I use it to sweeten iced tea and find that a small amount of honey adds substance to the sweetness. This product is a boon to calorie watchers and, in this form, to cooks as well. I would be remiss not to note, however, that at least one grocery chain sells its own version of granulated sucralose, which I have found indistinguishable from the Splenda product except for having a lower pricetag.

This sweetener goes on sale in cycles at Safeway where I shop. Buy when on sale several bags . You can get a "house" brand for cheaper also at most stores. However ... you have to shop-carry- etc.
The bigger bag works out roughly to sale prices at store but it is sent to your door. That is the best part. THEN- If you are into "green" conciousness shopping I guess you could deduct points for extra packaging, fuel used to transport to you and the contaminates released in to the air by method of transport. uh -- in summation .. six of one -half dozen of the other.

I make a lot of iced tea and this is perfect for me. I'm glad that I found it. It was much more than I thought it would be. Pleasantly surprised.

Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated, 1.2-Pound Bag

SUPER PRODUCT. use anywhere you would use sugar. Great for making homemade applesauce.

If you like Splenda, this is the cheapest way to buy it. My store doesn't carry bags this big so I buy 2 from Amazon & get free shipping. Works for me!

Splenda is a fantastic substitute for sugar. Since I became diabetic, I had a hard time finding a sweetener I could use. I didn't like saccharine, and aspartame gave me headaches. Splenda tastes just like sugar to me, with no headaches!

But $30.00 list price for a bag of Splenda? No way. You can get this same bag at Sam's or Walmart for around $7.

I use Splenda to make iced tea by the gallon. This is the perfect size. I don't run out too quickly, the bag is plenty big to get a scoop in, and the price is just perfect!! This is a bigger bag than I have found in any grocery store and lasts a lot time, and the bag reseals nicely. Highly recommend this item!

2 bags of approx 9 oz in the only supermarket I can find locally that sells this in a large bag instead of small packets and costs about $9 - $10 each. This is a 1.2 lb bag almost 2x the size and only a little $ more - especially on the auto program. No tax, no charge for shipping and its sent right to your door. I like that.

This quantity is the same as a 10-pound bag of sugar. The equivalent 5-pound bags sells for about 8 bucks locally, so this is a pretty good deal. It took me about 1 year to go through this amount. I am using it for baking & cooking. I'll usually go half sugar & half splenda, but I've also tilted the ratio to the splenda side with good results. But my favorite use for Splenda is is good old-fashioned lemonade in the summer. Yummmmmmm.