Roughly 48 packets to equal one U.S. Measuring cup
Both Stevia & Sweet N Low packets are the sweetness equivalent of 2 teaspoons of sugar. So, 12 packets of Sweet N Low would equal 12 packets of Stevia. This also goes for Splenda and Equal packets. They are all equivalent to the sweetness of 2 teaspoons of sugar.
how any sugar will you need to make 48 cup-cakes
Sugar has 1g of carbs per 1g of sugar. A packet of sugar can have from 2-4g of sugar so the carb count is between 2g and 4g per packet. Supposedly some Europian countries can have up to 10g of sugar per packet.
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Splenda in boxes of 100 packets costs between $2 and $4, so each packet costs about 2 to 4 cents.
There are around 8 sugar packets in a can of Dr. Pepper. All soda pop has a high amount of sugar in it.
Many artificial sweeteners, including Splenda, contain some sugar as a bulking agent, so there is possibly some affect on blood glucose. The amount is much less than if you were using straight sugar. A 1g Splenda packet is 99% sugar, so about 1g of sugar. This could possibly raise your blood glucose by as much as 25 mg/dL (based on a rough calculation: 1g in 4L of blood), so if you are using ten packets on your cereal and coffee in the morning, that could be a cause of rising blood sugar. There are some available without sugar, but you have to read the label; dextrose is D-glucose.
It takes 24 packets of Sweet 'n Low to substitute 1 cup of granulated sugar.
One cup of Splenda equals one cup of cane sugar.
Replace sugar with a substitute such as Splenda firstly. You can make any old favorites you like, and you can keep them sugar free by merely choosing a sugar substitute. You can find many low fat dessert recipes online and in many magazines.
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