Origin: Manufactured by the selective chlorination of sucrose in a multistep synthesis, which substitutes three of the hydroxyl groups of sucrose with chlorine atoms.
Also Known As:
1′,4,6′-Trichlorogalactosucrose
Trichlorosucrose
E955; 4,1′,6′-Trichloro-4,1′,6′-trideoxygalactosucrose
TGS
Splenda
Overview: Sucralose is an artificial sweetener and sugar substitute. It is about 320 to 1,000 times sweeter than sucrose, three times as sweet as both aspartame and acesulfame potassium, and twice as sweet as sodium saccharin.
Common Dosage: 5 mg per kg of body weight per day
