Diet Rite Cola Has Literally Zero Carbs!!

[b8tovene]

I initially posted a question about this, and wanted to start a post dedicated to this in particular because of the extreme popularity of diet colas. When in the induction phase, it is very important to keep those carbs under 20. I was sick of drinking water and wanted a Diet Right, but did not know the TRUE carb content. After talking with the Diet Rite Company (complete waste of time), and the McNeil Company (Manufacturers of Splenda), I was able to come up with the following SOLID conclusion about the ACTUAL carb content of Diet Rite cola.

McNeil, the manufactuer of Splenda creates this product in two forms, the powder, measureable form, and the pure liquid sucralose form. In the pure form there are ZERO literal carbs. In the pourable powder form, there are the equalivalent of one carb per packet. Where does the 1 carb come from in the pourable/measurable form? From the "fillers" used to bulk the product up for volume.

When soda manufacturers purchase "Splenda" for their colas, they are purchasing it in pure liquid form (there is no need for fluff/filler agents), and therfore the can of Diet Rite has ZERO literal carbs per can. This took a lot of looking in to, the Diet Rite customer service reps would not talk about quantitative content of anything because the information is "Proprietary" - of course.

But, the gem of information comes in knowing that soda manufacturers use pure sucralose in the creation of the cola, and unless you see the words "maltodextrin" the filler, listed in the ingredients, then you are dealing with a PURE Sucralose product, and therefore you are drinking ZERO CARBS!

Time to crack open a Diet Rite cola (Without Guilt or Concern).

By the way, I do not consider a cola product that has zero calories, zero carbs, and zero sodium, to be "Junk Food". Coke or Pepsi in original form, or with Aspartame is junk food in my book.

I hope this helps everyone that enjoys cola and misses the refreshing taste!

You might be interested to follow this link and read the posts. It illuminates exaclty what I am talking about here. In these posts, a number of cyclists are talking about this very subject. It proves my point.

http://www.cyclingforums.com/archive...p/t-94466.html

Congratulations Cola lovers.

The confusion on all of this started when cola companies put the "Splenda" label on the can/bottle. When we see that label we think of the packet and then think of the carbs.

Bottom line - Cola companies use the Liquid form of Splenda and is completely absent of carbohydrates. Interesting that companies have not come out with the liquid form of sucrlose - my understanding is, it is a hundred times sweeter than sugar and consumers would have a hard time measuring out so litle of the product as to add the right amount of sweetness.


Mark

[rox4jc]

If I knew where to buy zero carb splenda, I think that I would eat cheesecake everyday.

[not2late]

Per Dr. Atkins, you need to count each serving of that cola as 1 of the 3 daily sweetener allotments. Moreover you still need to drink at least 64 ounces of water (mineral, spring, filtered or tap). (DANDR 2002, Chapters 11 & 15)

[Diva217.5]

Ok...........now is there any of the "old timers" here that say this isnt the case?I love diet cola........its my downfall, and I usually have only 1 diet orange crush a day and saver it (sip here....back in the fridge....sip there........and so on), this gives me the taste during the day so I can stay with only one.Now if this has been ok all along to drink more than one I would like to know........any advice from those who have been here along time???

[moonwish]

Well, isn't it the caffeine in it some can't tolerate and some get stalled?

[not2late]

It's okay to drink. BUT you can't replace it for the daily minimum 64 ounces of water (mineral, spring, filtered or bottled). Also each serving must be counted as 1 of the 3 daily sweetener allotments.

[savannah1972]

I think diet rite has always been generally acceptable as long as counted as one of your allotments - one of the main caveats with it is that sometimes newbies will overdue it and not focus on drinking lots of water which is very important.....

[sunflowergrl]

I would limit this to one a day, if you have to have it, but only after your water has been drank. Personally, I only drink water. I don't even miss soda anymore, but that is just MY opinion and the choice that I make personally.

[b8tovene]

For the life of me, I do not understand why people are so hesitant to drink Diet Drink and still, in light of this information, talk about counting it as One Sugar Substitute allotment at day. The reason I posted this information about Diet Rite, is so you all realize, they use the liquid form of Splenda which is Sucralose. Sucralose has no - ZERO carbs, and not only that, you would have to drink about 40 cans to get teh equivilant of 1 measurable carb. I realize it is excess that got us all into trouble in the first place and I am not advocating going out and polishing off a case of Diet Rite a day. I am simply stating a fact about the production of this soda, and how it relates to total carb intake. Diet Rite has zero carbs because of the aforementioned reasons. The Aktin's Diet is a very restrictive diet. Enjoy the cola, and quit worrying about the carb content of THIS PARTICULAR SODA - Diet Rite.

[killerbombshell]

I posted this under drinks as well: doesn't the poster sound like a representative from Diet Rite the way they're so pushy? I'm just saying.......