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Further processing yields a combination product of sorbitol, maltitol, and hydrogenated sac- charides. Maltitol Maltitol is made from the hydrogenation of maltose, which is derived from starch. It's 90 percent as sweet as sucrose and low in calories. Abdominal cramping, gas, and laxative effects are often experienced when maltitol is consumed in excess of 15 grams per day. Isomalt Isomalt is a great-tasting sweetener with the same sweetness as sugar. It was discovered in the 1960s and is created by mixing mannitol and sor- bitol. It's used in a wide variety of products from hard candies to cough drops. Erythritol Erythritol is low in calories, 70 percent as sweet as sucrose, and doesn't have the unpleasant laxative side effects of other sugar alcohols due to its rapid absorption. It's naturally present in fruits such as pears, melons, and grapes, along with mushrooms and fermented foods such as wine, soy sauce, and cheese. Due to its limited side effects and only 0.2 calories per gram, erythritol is the "shining star" of sugar alcohols. Nonnutritive (Noncaloric) Sweeteners Sucralose (Splenda®) Sucralose is the common name for the only calorie-free sweetener made from sugar. It's created through a patented process that alters the sugar molecule. It has no aftertaste and looks and tastes like sugar. It isn't broken down in the body and therefore provides no calories. Sucralose is about 600 times as sweet as sugar. Due to its stability and pleasant taste, it can be used by consumers and manufacturers in a wide variety of foods and beverages. These include baked goods, drinks, frozen desserts, chewing gum, milk products, salad dressings, tabletop sweeteners, and alcoholic beverages. Splenda is available in two tabletop forms: granular and packet. The granular form measures, pours, and can be used like real sugar, even in cooking and baking. Each packet contains the equivalent of 2 teaspoons of sugar. acesulfame К (AcE-K) Acesulfame К (Ace-K) is a calorie-free sweetener discovered in 1965. It's al- most 200 times as sweet as sucrose and is sold under the brand name Sunett. It's used in thousands of products, offering low-calorie, low-sugar foods to incorporate into a healthy diet. It gives a sweet taste with no lin- gering aftertaste. Ace-K is also sodium-free and does not promote tooth decay. Ace-K can be blended with nutritive sweeteners. The blending of nutritive and nonnutritive sweeteners produces the desired level of sweet- ness in the product while using substantially less of the individual sweet- eners. More and more food companies are using sweetener combinations be- cause blending provides advantages for both the food manufacturer and the consumer. The food company is able to use less total sweetener while providing the consumer with an improved taste in the end product. Ace-K contains the sulfur atom, but there is no danger that people who are allergic to sulfa drugs or products containing sulfites will have a reac- tion because its properties are different from products containing sulfites and from sulfa drugs.