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Poll Results   What type of sweetener do you use most often when you cook?         Sugar     55%     285         Cyclamate     1%     1         Fructose     1%     4         NutraSweet (aspartame)     4%     21         Saccharin     1%     3         Splenda (sucralose)     35%     183         Stevia     1%     8         Sugar Twin (dextrose, cyclamate [Canada])     1%     2         Sugar Twin (dextrose, saccharin [USA])     1%     1         Sweet One (Ace-K)     1%     1         Other     1%     6   Total votes: 515

What type of sweetener do you use most often when you cook? Poll dates: November 7 - 14, 2004 Total Votes: 515 There are many sugar substitutes available for people interested in reducing their carbohydrate intake. Most of our readers report using sugar when cooking. With carbohydrate counting, people with diabetes can eat any food, including foods made with sugar. The graph and chart below show that the number of people who report using sugar has remained at just over 50% for the past four years. The number of people using NutraSweet has declined significantly, from 16% in 2000 to 4% in 2004. At the same time, the number of people using Splenda has increased dramatically, from 9% in 2000 to 35% in 2004. Product       Nov 2004     Nov 2003     Nov 2002     Nov 2001     Oct 2000 Sugar 55% 53% 57% 50% 56% Cyclamate 1% 1% n/a n/a n/a Fructose 1% 1% 1% 1% 4% NutraSweet 4% 6% 8% 9% 16% Saccharin 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% Splenda 35% 29% 23% 31% 9% Stevia 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Sugar Twin 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% Sweet One (Ace-K) 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% Other 1% 3% 4% 3% 4% [Return to the current poll]

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