Tag: Sucralose metabolism

According to pharmacokinetic studies on humans, up to 85% of ingested sucralose is not absorbed by the body at all and is eliminated directly via feces. The small amount that does enter the bloodstream is also removed fairly quickly, meaning it doesn't take long for sucralose to leave the body.

Sucralose, a non-nutritive sweetener, is approximately 600 times sweeter than sugar, yet the vast majority of it passes through the human digestive system virtually unchanged. This remarkable chemical stability is the key to understanding what breaks down sucralose, which, in the context of the human body, is very little.