Sean Dennis wrote in a message to Mike Powell:

 SD> Hello, Mike.

 SD> On 19 May 05 at 12:21, Mike Powell wrote to Thom Lacosta:

 MP> I have always been told that the herbal sweetner, stevia, does not
 MP> raise glucose levels any, but I have not actually read any
 MP> "scientific" data on that.

 SD> I have a very hard time believing that; Splenda, which is neither a
 SD> sugar nor a carbohydrate, elevates my glucose level about 10-15
 SD> points.  Even if I use a small amount (which I do 'cause it's 300x
 SD> sweeter than sugar). 

As far as I recall, Splenda is a "left-handed" molecule....it was
designed to mimic a sugar molecule, but in such a way that things ciould
"bind" to it as they do with sugar.

I am going to run an experiment this fall....want to see if I can get a
Splenda mix to ferment...I suspect that it won't work.

cya,
thom
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