Diabetes Talking

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You are correct that Nutrsweet cannot be used for cooking.  I am not much for baking but my wife has made cherry pies and apple pies using Sweet & Low that turned out pretty well.  She just followed the directions on the package!  Try it, you may be pleasantly surprsed! Dick – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Not to inflame the Nutrasweet wars But, can someone suggest a decent sugar substitute for cooking and baking? I seem to remember from the old days when I was only trying to lose weight, that Nutrasweet does not hold up well when cooking or baking. I’ve been diagnosed type II for almost a year now, but I still like to cook. Any ideas appreciated. Cordially, Steven Thomas — — Steve Thomas          | Automation Services          | Us hungry,… The Orcish Librarian  | Central Kansas Library System| need food,… www.ckls.org/~sthomas/| 1409 Williams                | Lots of books…

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Not to inflame the Nutrasweet wars But, can someone suggest a decent sugar substitute for cooking and baking? .

May I also suggest DiabetiSweet, found in your grocery or drug store? Bill Mayers, RT, RN

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Aside from all the natural substitutes, I believe saccarin is supposed to hold up and there is supposedly a substitute called Acesulfame K marketed as Sweet One, though I have never been able to locate any.  In fact, though I’ve seen it on the ADA forum on AOL I haven’t heard anyone else here reference it.  Does anyone have any experience with Ace K (Sweet One)? I know it’s been around for about 10 years, so surely someone else has heard of it, perhaps even tried it.  It is supposedly used in sugar-free hot chocolate mixes and sugar-free gums.  And they’re supposed to be getting approval this year for soft drinks–I guess we’ll hear more about it if that does happen. Any other info would be great. Cat Cooley It’s pretty good stuff.  I personally like the flavor better than saccharine or aspartame, and it doesn’t suffer at all when you cook with it. (Also has no phenylalanine, for you phenylketonurics out there) I’ve found Sweet One for the past few years at both Abco and Smith’s grocery stores (I’m in Phoenix).  It seems to get snapped up pretty quickly (gee, I wonder why), so often the little bit of shelf space allocated for it is empty.  I called their 800-# once and they said that the easiest way to get it is to simply ask your local grocer to please order some. Incidentally, acesulfame-K is a potassium compound (that’s the K part). HTH, DanO

A friend of mine who’s son is a diabetic uses Stevia to sweeten his foods.  It is not a sweetner, it is a sweet tasting herb.  Supposedly it has no effect on diabetics.  Some companies are using it to flavor nutrients.  There are some articles on the web, just go to webcrawler and type in stevia and you will find it.  There is some controversy but it is all old news.  Our company uses it to flavor our spray nutrients.  If anyone wants information on spray nutrients, email me at God Bless, Roger

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Aside from all the natural substitutes, I believe saccarin is supposed to hold up and there is supposedly a substitute called Acesulfame K marketed as Sweet One, though I have never been able to locate any.  In fact, though I’ve seen it on the ADA forum on AOL I haven’t heard anyone else here reference it.  Does anyone have any experience with Ace K (Sweet One)? I know it’s been around for about 10 years, so surely someone else has heard of it, perhaps even tried it.  It is supposedly used in sugar-free hot chocolate mixes and sugar-free gums.  And they’re supposed to be getting approval this year for soft drinks–I guess we’ll hear more about it if that does happen. Any other info would be great. Cat Cooley

It’s pretty good stuff.  I personally like the flavor better than saccharine or aspartame, and it doesn’t suffer at all when you cook with it. (Also has no phenylalanine, for you phenylketonurics out there) I’ve found Sweet One for the past few years at both Abco and Smith’s grocery stores (I’m in Phoenix).  It seems to get snapped up pretty quickly (gee, I wonder why), so often the little bit of shelf space allocated for it is empty.  I called their 800-# once and they said that the easiest way to get it is to simply ask your local grocer to please order some. Incidentally, acesulfame-K is a potassium compound (that’s the K part). HTH, DanO

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Aside from all the natural substitutes, I believe saccarin is supposed to hold up and there is supposedly a substitute called Acesulfame K marketed as Sweet One, though I have never been able to locate any.  Does anyone have any experience with Ace K (Sweet One)?

"Sweet One" is stocked by at least one grocery chain (Ralph’s) here in Southern California.  I have found it to be rather ineffective as a sweetener, as compared to saccharin.  You’re not missing anything. dkc David Cohler, South Pasadena, CA Media Access Consultancy http://members.tripod.com/~dcohler/

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Not to inflame the Nutrasweet wars But, can someone suggest a decent sugar substitute for cooking and baking? Aside from all the natural substitutes, I believe saccarin is supposed to hold up and there is supposedly a substitute called Acesulfame K marketed as Sweet One, though I have never been able to locate any.  In fact, though I’ve seen it on the ADA forum on AOL I haven’t heard anyone else here reference it.  Does anyone have any experience with Ace K (Sweet One)? Cat Cooley

I have been using Acesulfame Potassium under the name of SWEET-N-SAFE from Noble Supplements, Puyallup, WA  98372,  sold in my local health food store for over a year now.  The container lists Protein:0grams, Carbohydrates: 1/2 gram, Fat: 0 grams, Sodium: 0 mgs., Calories per serving: 2.  It also states that the product contains no Nutra-Sweet or Saccharin. One serving = 1/2 gram = sweetness of apprx. 1 tsp. of sugar.  This works well for tea, coffee, or cereals but I found that converting that to recipes calling for large amounts of sugar didn’t translate as well… it was too sweet and the taste of the product was too pronounced.  They rec ommend it for baking  and virtually all areas that sugar would be used. Personally, I think it is a GREAT substitute for Nutra-sweet.  It’s not exactly cheap.  A container of 250 grams ( = to about 500 tsp of sugar costs about $14.00 ) lasts me about a month when I just use it primarily for sweetening drinks and breakfast. Scott

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Not to inflame the Nutrasweet wars But, can someone suggest a decent sugar substitute for cooking and baking? I seem to remember from the old days when I was only trying to lose weight, that Nutrasweet does not hold up well when cooking or baking. I’ve been diagnosed type II for almost a year now, but I still like to cook. Any ideas appreciated. Cordially, Steven Thomas

I have been using Acesulfame Postassium under the brand name of SWEET-N-SAFE from Noble Supplements for over a year now.  I purchase if from a local health food store.  The label lists Protein 0, Carbohydrates 1/2 gram, Fat 0, Sodium 0, Calories per serving 2.  A serving is listed as 1/2 gram and is equal to apprx. 1 tsp of sugar. The label goes on to say that there is no Nutra-Sweet or Saccharin in the product.  It states that it is usable whenever sugar is recommended. I find it GREAT for sweetening drinks such as coffee or tea, using on cereal or in recipes calling for small amounts of sugar.  However, when large amounts of sugar are called for ( 1 cup or so), it is too sweet and the product’s aftertaste is too prominent. A 250 gram jar costs about $14.00 and lasts about a month when I use it mainly to sweeten drinks and breakfast. Scott Jennings

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   Newsgroups: misc.health.diabetes    Not to inflame the Nutrasweet wars But, can someone suggest a    decent sugar substitute for cooking and baking? I seem to remember    from the old days when I was only trying to lose weight, that I’ve found "Sweet One" (can’t spell it’s active ingredent) in a number of stores.  I’ve also found SPLENDA (which you can not buy in the USofA) and Steivia (Which I’v only used in coffee so far) as well as "Sprinkle Sweet" (A Pilsbury product) which is Sacarine. I’ve used splenda and Sprinkle Sweet in cooking  (Can’t remember sweet one) I’ve also used NutraSweet in SOME recipies by adding it after cooking.  This works with some things like Apple Pie but would not work well with say, Cakes or cookies. Splenda is my choice for baking… However you have to go to Canada to get it.  "Nothing adds excitement like something that is none of your business" A naked man fears no pickpocket! Net-Tamer V 1.08X – Registered

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Not to inflame the Nutrasweet wars But, can someone suggest a decent sugar substitute for cooking and baking? I seem to remember from the old days when I was only trying to lose weight, that Nutrasweet does not hold up well when cooking or baking. I’ve been diagnosed type II for almost a year now, but I still like to cook. Any ideas appreciated. Cordially, Steven Thomas — — Steve Thomas          | Automation Services          | Us hungry,… The Orcish Librarian  | Central Kansas Library System| need food,… www.ckls.org/~sthomas/| 1409 Williams                | Lots of books…

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Not to inflame the Nutrasweet wars But, can someone suggest a decent sugar substitute for cooking and baking? I seem to remember from the old days when I was only trying to lose weight, that Nutrasweet does not hold up well when cooking or baking. I’ve been diagnosed type II for almost a year now, but I still like to cook. Any ideas appreciated.

Aside from all the natural substitutes, I believe saccarin is supposed to hold up and there is supposedly a substitute called Acesulfame K marketed as Sweet One, though I have never been able to locate any.  In fact, though I’ve seen it on the ADA forum on AOL I haven’t heard anyone else here reference it.  Does anyone have any experience with Ace K (Sweet One)? I know it’s been around for about 10 years, so surely someone else has heard of it, perhaps even tried it.  It is supposedly used in sugar-free hot chocolate mixes and sugar-free gums.  And they’re supposed to be getting approval this year for soft drinks–I guess we’ll hear more about it if that does happen. Any other info would be great. Cat Cooley

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