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Exploring Sugar Substitutes: Are They Awesome or Evil?

This article delves into the world of sugar substitutes like Sucralose, Aspartame, and Cyclamate. It discusses their discovery dates, caloric content, and safety concerns, including bans in certain countries due to health risks, such as bladder tumors in animal studies. For example, Cyclamate, discovered in 1937, is banned in the U.S. despite being part of popular products elsewhere. The piece weighs the pros and cons of these artificial sweeteners, offering insights into their metabolic impacts and personal consumption choices.

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Exploring Sugar Substitutes: Are They Awesome or Evil?

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  1. Sugar Substitutes: Sucralose, Splenda, Aspartame, Dulcin, Cyclamate, Saccharin, Neotame, Acesulfame-K, and Lead Acetate. Awesome or Evil?

  2. Cyclamate, C6H12NNaO3S • Found in: Sugar Twin (Canada), Coke Zero (not US) • Date of discovery: 1937 at U. of Illinois • How many calories does it have: 0, body can’t break it down, our enzymes can’t metabolize it. • Is it banned anywhere? Yes, US • Why? Bladder Tumors in Mice, 8 out of 250 in a lab test where mice drank equivalent of 350 cans of pop each day. (http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/549aspartame.html) • Would I eat it? No, it’s banned in the US. I don’t what to risk it, when I like regular sugar. If it were legal here, I’d still not eat it.

  3. Substitute Name, Formula: • Found in: • Date of discovery: • How many calories does it have, Why?: • Is it banned? Why? • Would I eat it? Explain.

  4. Substitute Name, Formula: • Found in: • Date of discovery: • How many calories does it have, Why?: • Is it banned? Why? • Would I eat it? Explain.

  5. Substitute Name, Formula: • Found in: • Date of discovery: • How many calories does it have, Why?: • Is it banned? Why? • Would I eat it? Explain

  6. Substitute Name, Formula: • Found in: • Date of discovery: • How many calories does it have, Why?: • Is it banned? Why? • Would I eat it? Explain.

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