Does Pepsi Still Make Diet Pepsi With Splenda?

PepsiCo Inc. PEP, Last August, PepsiCo switched from an aspartame-sweetened version of Diet Pepsi in the U.S. to a version of the beverage sweetened by sucralose, the chemical used in the sweetener brand Splenda. Pepsi will now sell both the aspartame- and sucralose-sweetened versions of Diet Pepsi..

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What companies use splenda?

00:29. Major manufacturers, including Pepsi and Coca-Cola, have embraced Splenda and use it in a number of their products. Smaller producers also use Splenda for sweetening their drinks. Advertisement.

Splenda is used in a variety of foods and drinks, including desserts, chewing gum, ice cream and soft drinks. It remains sweet even when subject to intense heat and during long-term storage, so it’s an attractive ingredient for at-home baking and commercial products. Advertisement.

A can of regular soda contains about 150 calories; soft drinks sweetened with Splenda have 0 calories.

Sports drinks. The Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health reports that soft drinks are the largest source of calories and added sugar in the American diet. Sugary drinks are associated with the obesity epidemic, especially in children.

Soft drinks are any beverage with added sugar or other sweeteners. Sometimes you’ll hear them referred to as sugar-sweetened beverages. Included in the “soft drink” category are: 1 Energy drinks 2 Soda or pop 3 Cola 4 Fruit punch 5 Lemonade and other fruit “ades” 6 Sports drinks

A 12-ounce can of sugar-sweetened soda can have up to 37 grams per ser ving — that’s 9 teaspoons in just the drink alone. Splenda-sweetened drinks have 0 grams of sugar, so you don’t have to worry about your beverages contributing to your daily sugar intake. Advertisement.

A personal trainer, run coach, group fitness instructor and master yoga teacher, she also holds certifications in holistic and fitness nutrition. Splenda is present in many different varieties of soft drinks.