True or false - without looking it up: Sweet'n'Low is petroleum-based

[Deja Q]

Remember, no peeking! If you do, a toad will give you nightmares. O8)

[benburch]

1. Well... Complicated answer...

Saccharin can be made from petroleum tars, but it also can be made from coal tar, and in fact, it was originally so made. I'm not sure how the supplier that supplies Sweet-n-Low makes theirs, but since they no longer make "Town Gas" from coal, the supply of cheap coal tar has mostly gone away.

[flamingyouth]

2. Gross

Okay, I'll just stick to sugar, thanks!:D

[benburch]

3. Not that you need it...

sweet as you already are. ;)

[flamingyouth]

4. Awww, thanks

I needed that!:D

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

5. so, is it or is it not?

us diabetics really want to know.

[chaska]

6. Who would get anywhere near sacharin or aspartame w/ Splenda on the market

[Taverner]

8. or Stevia

another calorie free sweetner

[chaska]

10. So T, what's the scoop on stevia? Educate us.

Where to buy? Health food stores? Is it cheaper than the very pricey Splenda? What else to know?

[AmyDeLune]

11. Did a quick Google...

Here's a stevia link...gotta go I'm at work! ;)

http://www.stevia.net/

[Pithlet]

9. Splenda gives me a terrible headache

It's too bad, because I thought it was pretty good. I'm not diabetic, but I had gestational diabetes, so I have to watch my sugar intake because I'm at high risk now for developing it permanently.

[notadmblnd]

7. who cares?

we don't eat that shit anyway.

[Deja Q]

12. This is the lounge, there are many other posts worthy of the 'who cares'

label. O8)

Relax, have fun, don't care.