Talk:Sucralose

Side Effects
This article neglects to mention possible side effects of Sucralose such as its genotoxicity and diarrhea-inducing effects. Many other sources, such as WebMD confirm and discuss such side effects. 65.183.164.194 (talk) 11:44, 27 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Feel free to add information about side effects - if you have some reviews complying with WP:MEDRS and WP:BURDEN. Thanks JimRenge (talk) 12:24, 27 June 2023 (UTC)


 * A new study suggests serious side effects []  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.202.48.248 (talk) 07:36, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
 * And there are people out there like me that have a severe allergic reaction to artificial sweeteners, this one included.....so anaphylactic shock is the at the top of the list for me for side effects, and most food companies do NOT list artificial sweeteners as an allergen. 72.240.196.141 (talk) 23:43, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Calorific content
This article says that sucralose contains 3 calories per gram, which I think is incorrect. The 3 calories comes from reference [3 ] which is actually for Splenda, not pure sucralose. Other sources e.g. https://www.splenda.com.au/faq/ say that sucralose has "no calories" but given that (according to other sections of this article) some of the sucralose is metalbolised, I'm not sure if it's actually zero calories or just a very small number. Wesli 1 (talk) 22:05, 28 June 2024 (UTC)


 * The USDA nutrition data page is entitled "Sweeteners, tabletop, sucralose, SPLENDA packets", i.e., Sucralose is Splenda, which is the brand name. One gram (a tabletop packet) of Splenda supplies 3 calories or essentially no calorie content of significance. Zefr (talk) 22:25, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Splenda is not pure sucralose. Splenda is a mix of sucralose and sugars (maltodextrin, dextrose, and/or lactose, depending on the type of Splenda) and the calories come from those sugars, not from the sucralose. Wesli 1 (talk) 04:05, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
 * The faq you provided and the article section on calorie content explain adequately that the minimal addition of a bulking agent has a non-significant calorie effect on the sweetener. Otherwise, the definition of sucralose itself is clear in the chemistry section. Zefr (talk) 04:59, 29 June 2024 (UTC)