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Common sugar substitute shown to impair brain cells, boost stroke risk (www.colorado.edu)
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[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Splenda the brand certainly sells erythritol; it's not their main product

Edit: Here's the one from my cupboard

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Ingredients:

“Maltodextrin, Monk Fruit Extract”

No mention of erythritol.

https://www.splenda.com/product/splenda-monk-fruit-sweetener-pouch/

Not all monk fruit sweeteners contain erythritol.

https://wellwisp.com/does-all-monk-fruit-have-erythritol/

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You’d think they’d list that on their website.