Tag: Sweetener stability

According to the official Splenda website, most tabletop Splenda products, including packets and granulated versions, can maintain their sweetness for years beyond the 'Best By' date when stored properly. This remarkable stability is a key feature of sucralose, the sweetening ingredient in Splenda, and addresses the common concern: does Splenda lose its sweetness over time?.

Most packaged artificial sweeteners have a 'Best By' date printed on them, but many, like Equal, actually boast an indefinite shelf life when stored correctly. So, do artificial sweeteners expire or go bad in a way that makes them unsafe to consume? For the most part, the issue isn't safety but rather a gradual loss of quality and sweetness.

Derived from the leaves of the *Stevia rebaudiana* plant, stevia's sweetening compounds, steviol glycosides, are remarkably heat-stable under normal cooking conditions. So, does stevia break down easily? The answer depends on specific environmental factors like extreme temperature or pH, as well as how it is processed by the body.