Splenda is the brand name for sucralose, a no-calorie sugar substitute. The body does not recognize sucralose as a carbohydrate, and McNeil Nutritionals, the makers of Splenda, note that clinical studies have shown sucralose does not increase insulin or blood glucose levels. Sucralose is stable at high temperatures, so is suitable for cooking and baking.
Diet Coke
Coke introduced Diet Coke with Splenda in 2005; regular Diet Coke still contains aspartame. The packaging differentiates Diet Coke with Splenda from regular Diet Coke. Splenda-containing Diet Coke has a yellow swirl, as opposed to regular Diet Coke's white swirl, and the Splenda logo appears on the label of Diet Coke with Splenda.
Pepsi Products
The Pepsi Company makes a number of diet soft drinks that contain Splenda. Pepsi One is their sucralose-sweetened diet cola offering. Both the caffeinated and caffeine-free versions of Diet Mountain Dew contain Splenda. Sucralose also sweetens Diet Lipton iced teas, regular and with lemon.
Diet Rite
All of the Diet Rite soft drinks use Splenda as a sweetener. The drinks do not contain any calories, carbohydrates, caffeine or sodium. In addition to standard flavors such as cola and cherry cola, Diet Rite also manufactures fruity drinks such as tangerine, red raspberry and kiwi strawberry.
Hansen's Natural Diet
Splenda sweetens Hansen's Diet Sodas, which contain no caffeine, no sodium, no artificial colors or flavors, and no preservatives. The drinks are also dairy free and gluten free. Hansen's Diet Sodas come in traditional flavors such as ginger ale and rootbeer, and in more exotic fruit flavors such as tangerine lime, grapefruit and pomegranate.
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