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Artificial Sweeteners

Sweetener	Carbs	Baking?	notes
Saccharin (Sweet'nLow)	Powdered .9g/g carbs (as dextrose) so instead use: Liquid is 0-carbs [1] concentrated [2] Use 1/8 of called for sugar, (10 drops = 1 teaspoon sugar) Concentrated [3] 1 drop = 1.5 teaspoons	Yes	Worries about cancer are unfounded (Sugar is known to increase cancer risk) Probably the safest AS(Artificial Sweetener) Available.
Sucralose(Splenda)	Granular 1 tsp = 0.5g carbs (as dextrose) Packet = .9g carb(as dextrose) so instead use: Liquid is zero carbs [4]	Yes	Short track record - not around as long as Saccharin. Saccharin has been well researched (the sugar companies tried to find something wrong with it) and found quite safe - obviously safer than sugar..

Notes

Stimulates insulin release?<ref>There is a learned response that causes insulin release when sweetness is experienced, There is also evidence that some artificial sweeteners effect receptors in the GI tract that cause insulin release. NIH article (Very small effect - not worth worrying about.)

erythritol
maltitol
xylitol ( a bit of carbs)..

Acesulfame K

BUT in humans (Mice are herbivores ):

A study conducted at the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, found that stevioside enhances insulin secretion from mouse pancreatic islets in the presence of glucose. The researchers state, "Stevioside stimulates insulin secretion via a direct action on pancreatic beta cells. The results indicate that the compounds may have a potential role as an anti-hyperglycemic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus." ( Some say to avoid Stevia until better studied - just because it is from a plant does not mean it is safe - (think of hemlock))

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