SPLENDA (with calories)

SO I've read this before and wanted to share it here:

"Sucralose has no caloric content, and Splenda products have a lower caloric content than sugar. The actual caloric content of a single-serving (1-gram packet) of Splenda is 3.36 calories, 31% of the calories of a single-serving (2.8-gram packet) of granulated sugar (10.8 calories[10]). In the United States, it is legally labelled "zero calories";[10] U.S. FDA regulations allow this "if the food contains less than 5 calories per reference amount customarily consumed and per labeled serving".[11] Further, Splenda contains a relatively small amount of sucralose, little of which is metabolized; virtually all of Splenda's caloric content derives from the dextrose or highly fluffed maltodextrin "bulking agents" that give Splenda its volume. Like other carbohydrates, dextrose and maltodextrin have 3.75 calories per gram."

So 3.36 calories for a packet of Splenda is still less than sugar, but it is calories. Therefore, if you're consuming a lot of splenda either by itself or with "sugar-free" options, keep this in mind. It adds up. Not trying to talk anyone out of using it.