How can a food / drink have no calories?

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MisterZ33
MisterZ33 Posts: 567 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Diet sodas have no calories or carbs.

how is this possible?

magic?

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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    edited September 2015
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    Actually, diet sodas do have calories... it's just a pretty small amount to pass as "zero calorie". If I'm not mistaken, diet mtn dew has around 10 calories per 600ml.


    There is no sugar. Instead, a sweetner like aspartame is used instead.
  • Kexessa
    Kexessa Posts: 346 Member
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    Diet soda is carbonated water. Water has never in the history of water had calories. Carbonation doesn't add calories.

    The soda syrup mixed with the carbonated water to make soda is made with real and artificial ingredients, especially no sugar to come in at the USDA requirements for no calories. The flavoring ingredients make up such a small percentage of the syrup they are negligible. In regular soda, all the calories are from sugar substitutes like high fructose corn syrup.
  • MisterZ33
    MisterZ33 Posts: 567 Member
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    Thank you for the explanation.

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