# Why no Nutrasweet or Splenda sweetened cereals?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 30, 2011, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nutrasweet-or-splenda-sweetened-cereals/569495 "2011-01-30T07:14:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nutrasweet-or-splenda-sweetened-cereals/569495/21 "2012-01-25T11:27:37Z")

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> [@slowjoe](#):
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> I say it’s not suited for any kind of human consumption at all. See [Aspartame - Dangers & Side Effects of Artificial Sweeteners](http://www.mercola.com/Downloads/bonus/aspartame/report.aspx)

I say [mercola.com](http://mercola.com) is not a valid cite when trying to fight ignorance, unless one is fighting someones ignorance on the nuttiness of [mercola.com](http://mercola.com).

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nutrasweet-or-splenda-sweetened-cereals/569495/22 "2012-01-25T14:48:44Z")

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> [@naita](#):
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> I say [mercola.com](http://mercola.com) is not a valid cite when trying to fight ignorance, unless one is fighting someones ignorance on the nuttiness of [mercola.com](http://mercola.com).

Right. slowjoe, please do a search here on Mercola and read the reactions whenever that quack’s name is mentioned.

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**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nutrasweet-or-splenda-sweetened-cereals/569495/23 "2012-01-25T15:07:44Z")

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> [@Mangetout](#):
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> I’m not disputing this, but I want to research it some more - do you have an example of a cereal that has sugar as the main ingredient (presumably by weight)?

Apple Jacks, Honey Smacks… there are plenty.

But the real issue isn’t whether sugar is listed first or second (virtually every kids cereal has sugar listed first or second), it’s [how much sugar a serving contains](http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45575890/ns/today-today_health/t/some-kids-cereals-pack-more-sugar-twinkie/#.TyAZnG9SSrk).

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> At nearly 56 percent sugar by weight, three cereals (Kellogg’s Honey Smacks, Post Golden Crisp, and General Mills Wheaties Fuel) weigh in with 20 grams of sugar in a skimpy one cup serving. That’s a whopping five teaspoons of sugar — roughly the same as one Twinkie snack cake. And with today’s oversized cereal bowls, a typical serving size is likely to be double that amount, or closer to two cups.
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> A single one-cup bowl of an additional 44 cereals, including the popular Honey Nut Cheerios, Apple Jacks and Cap’n Crunch, are equivalent to eating three Chips Ahoy cookies — about three teaspoons of sugar.

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nutrasweet-or-splenda-sweetened-cereals/569495/24 "2012-01-25T16:14:55Z")

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> [@UncleRojelio](#):
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> I’m eating Splenda sweetened Cheerios right now. I just had to add the Splenda myself. I can add as little or as much as I want.

Don’t be late for work!🙂

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