Diabetic Cake Question: Sorbitol Same As Splenda?

Baking By Devonee Updated 23 Jun 2006 , 11:38pm by karateka

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Devonee Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 2:28am
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I am making a diabetic cake this weekend and the recipe calls for sorbitol. I am wondering if splenda is the same as sorbitol, could I use that instead?

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martinez73 Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 2:36am
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Sorbitol is a bulk sweetener with good taste and few calories.. That's what I found out so my dad is diabetic and I use Splenda in everything for him. This sounds like the same thing..Hope this helps.

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karateka Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 2:46am
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No. Splenda is an artificial sweetener called sucralose. It substitues chlorine atoms for hydrogen/oxygen groups on the sucrose molecule.

sorbitol is a sugar alcohol. It is obtained by hydrogenating glucose. It is a nutritive sweetener, whereas splenda is not. (sorbitol provides calories, splenda does not.)

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martinez73 Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 2:50am
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Thank you Karateka for let me know that I just thought they were the same thing.. You learn something everyday.. Thank you so much

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Devonee Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 2:57am
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So is it okay to substitute spleda for sorbitol?

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karateka Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 12:09pm
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I have never baked with either one, so I'm not sure how substituting would affect the texture or taste of the cake. All I can suggest is trying it and crossing your fingers. Let us know how it turns out!

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Devonee Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 2:54pm
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will do, thanks for the help!

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itsloops Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 3:02pm
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Where can I find diabetic recipes for icing? I posted a question last week but it went unanswered. My sister is a diabetic.

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Lupe

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karateka Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 4:05pm
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check this out from the recipe section:

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1980-4-Diabetic-Icing.html

There was another one, too, just search under "diabetic"

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karateka Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 4:13pm
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Just thought of something else...have you tried wheylow? I got some a while back when I was on a low carb kick, and it works really well to bake with. check out www.wheylow.com

It can be a little pricey, but I think it has much less aftertaste than splenda, so it might be worth it to you. It comes in regular, brown, and powdered "sugar" varieties.

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rezzygirl Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 4:17pm
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One word of caution about sorbitol and any sweetener ending in ..itol. They are not easily digested and if you ingest too much. Well, let's just say...stay near a bathroom. and bring a book.

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Devonee Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 5:04pm
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Well I bit the bullet and replaced sorbitol with splenda and I would not reccommend that anybody else try it. It was more like cookie dough than a cake mix. Thanks for all the feedback though!

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karateka Posted 23 Jun 2006 , 11:38pm
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Just a thought....did you add extra liquid when you used splenda? The only sorbitol I've ever seen is a liquid. So maybe if you added extra liquid in the equivalent amount of your sorbitol, then used splenda? Not sure if it would work, but it's worth a shot, I guess.

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