Ingredients:

“Maltodextrin, Monk Fruit Extract”

No mention of erythritol.

Splenda Monk Fruit Sweetener Pouch | Zero Calorie Sweetener. Tastes Like Sugar

Our Splenda Monk Fruit Sweetener Pouch is made with monk fruit extract and is zero calories! Enjoy sweetness that satisfies, without the calories.

Splenda® (www.splenda.com)

Not all monk fruit sweeteners contain erythritol.

Does All Monk Fruit Have Erythritol? | Sweet Clarity

Not all monk fruit sweeteners contain erythritol; some are pure monk fruit extract without additives.

(wellwisp.com)

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

So do I, but it doesn’t turn off the legitimate interest on a lot of sites. I suspect that the cookie corps are working hard to circumvent it.

Apparently they do https://www.splenda.com/product/splenda-monk-fruit-sweetener-jar/

Except for the numerous other artificial sweeteners that have been found to also have negative effects. This has been a trend, and I think that’s what they meant by that statement

Their research says nothing about sweeteners that weren’t part of their study.

I mean, this was brain cells directly exposed to it in concentrations far higher than would occur in a human body after metabolism with no secondary carbohydrates that would likely come with eating said food (units you like eating spoonfuls of pure Splenda I suppose).

I think brain cells wouldn’t do well exposed directly to many things, like too much oxygen, either.

So I’d say this study should be taken with a grain of salt sugar

Correct. However, it ‘adds to’ the evidence provided by other studies

No, it doesn’t. It only adds to the research on this sweetener.

Everything reminds me of her.

Consentomatic? I love that extension.

Is there a way to view the full paper? I’m curious if they properly isolated for people who are also overweight (the kind of people who would consume this artificial sweetener).

https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00276.2025

I found this article that mentions how normal consumption levels are far lower than 6mM. https://www.fda.gov/media/182122/download

Yes exactly. This is an interesting finding that warrants more research, but high concentration in a Petri dish does not reflect what happens in the body.

I have a rule of thumb. If experts and doctors recommend pregnant woman to not eat or drink anything, it’s probably better to stay away from it.

I don’t know of any guidance about avoiding Erythritol when pregnant, but aside from that, the sentiment is generally reasonable but you’ll still end up avoiding foods that would only negatively impact a pregnancy. You can imagine the other side of that coin: are you taking vitamin supplements that are meant to be taken by someone who is pregnant? I would imagine not, but then the question becomes “Why not?”. (not trying to be hostile, just making a point)

Yeah, I’m probably not going to stay away from honey.

There’s no recommendation against honey for pregnant women, only for infants. There’s some concerns about bad quality honey from unknown sources though. So as long as you eat the good stuff…