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Sucralose is marketed as Splenda, an artificial sweetener that often comes in a yellow packet. The difference between Splenda and other sweeteners, like aspartame (Equal) and saccharin (Sweet'N Low), is that it's actually made from real sugar.

Do Splenda® Brand Sweeteners contain aspartame? No, Splenda Brand Sweeteners do not contain aspartame. Aspartame is another no-calorie sweetener traditionally found in the blue packets.

The Original Splenda Brand Sweetener is made from sucralose, a zero-calorie, high intensity sweetener that is 600 times sweeter than sugar. Learn more about sucralose by reading the International Food Information Council's overview here.

Splenda is the most popular brand of sucralose-based artificial sweeteners, while stevia is a naturally derived sweetener from the stevia plant. Both come in powdered, liquid, granulated, and dried forms, as well as in sweetener blends.

Both are zero-calorie sweetener alternatives. However, stevia is a naturally sourced sweetener and Splenda is an artificially created product. Among the biggest considerations to make would be its ability to withstand heat and its potential toxicity. Stevia is more stable at higher temperatures.

Splenda is an artificial sweetener that people may use instead of sugar. While it may provide a safe alternative, growing evidence links it to side effects such as weight gain and digestive problems.

Splenda is an artificial sweetener and a popular alternative to sugar. However, unlike stevia, Splenda does not occur naturally: This additive is created through a chemical process that involves changing the molecular structure of table sugar by replacing three hydrogen-oxygen groups with chlorine atoms.

Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. FDA scientists do not have safety concerns when aspartame is used under the approved conditions. The sweetener is approved in many countries.

Splenda is an artificial sweetener that people may use instead of sugar. While it may provide a safe alternative, growing evidence links it to side effects such as weight gain and digestive problems.

Splenda usually contains 95% dextrose (D-glucose) and maltodextrin (by volume) which the body readily metabolizes, combined with a small amount of mostly indigestible sucralose. Sucralose is made by replacing three select hydrogen-oxygen groups on sucrose (table sugar) molecules with three chlorine atoms.

Where are Splenda® Brand products made? Splenda Brand Products sold in the United States are manufactured in Indianapolis, IN. In addition, the ingredients found in Splenda Original packets and pouches, best identified by their yellow packaging, are sourced from American-grown agricultural products.

Research shows Sucralose (like Splenda) is safe. In fact, sucralose is approved for use in over 80 countries, is used to sweeten over 4,000 food and beverages and even provides sweetness in some medicines and medical foods.

Splenda starts out as sugar but is altered to pass more quickly through your system. That means it doesn't get stored in your blood and doesn't affect your blood sugar in the way that sugar does. But that alteration is what makes Splenda less than ideal, Dr. Young says.

This sweetener is excellent for people with type 2 diabetes. That's because Splenda is 600 times sweeter than sugar, yet those little yellow packets have no effect on blood sugar, says Keri Glassman, RD, CDN, of Nutritious Life, a nutrition practice based in New York City.

Splenda starts out as sugar but is altered to pass more quickly through your system. That means it doesn't get stored in your blood and doesn't affect your blood sugar in the way that sugar does. But that alteration is what makes Splenda less than ideal, Dr. Young says.