Hi, FYI in case your like me and bought the 700 PACKETS in 1 box of Splenda (I love those $100. stores) - there is a conversion as opposed to the GRANULAR Splenda. I just received a notice from Spendaa - here goes:
When using SPLENDA (R) Packets to prepare a recipe, 24 packets will equal the
sweetness of 1 cup of sugar. SPLENDA (R) Granular is formulated to measure cup
for cup like sugar when using the product for cooking and baking.

SPLENDA (R) Packets, like some other no-calorie or low-calorie sweeteners you
may be familiar with, are equal to the sweetness of 2 teaspoons of sugar.
Therefore, you should be able to substitute SPLENDA (R) Packets in your recipe
packet-for-packet.

I have over sweetened more then 1 recipe while trying to figure out the ratio.

Thanks for that tip, I buy splenda in both packets and bulk.

Susan

LC and feeling better every day!

Atkins since 7/18/03
210/190/140

The carb count is different for granular Splenda than for Splenda in packets, too. That's because the granular Splenda has more filler, Maltodextrin, which adds carbs. Here's the info Splenda Customer Service sent me:

Splenda Granular
1 tsp = 0.5 gm carb = 2 calories
one half cup = 12 gm carb = 48 calories
1 cup = 24 gm carb = 96 calories

Packet of Splenda
1 packet = .9 gm of carb = 4 calories
0 grams of fat, 0 mg. of sodium, and 0 grams of protein per packet.

~~~Teelbee

174 (Mar. 2002, highest weight), 164 (Jan. 2003, begin LC)
164/135/137-134
remember, amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic

Aargh! Say it's not so. I could only get granular Splenda (maybe other British supermarkets have the packets, I don't know). Do you know how much one packet would equate to in granules?

When people post recipes here, they state packets, and i'd like to be able to convert to tsps of granular.

So far, I've not used Splenda at all - but three months into this woe, I think I need to widen my food choices a bit.

One Splenda packet is equal to the sweetness of 2 tsps of sugar/granular Splenda.

heres my handy little conversion chart.

24 packets = 1 Cup
18 packets = 3/4 Cup
16 packets = 2/3 Cup
12 packets = 1/2 Cup
8 packets = 1/3 Cup
6 packets = 1/4 Cup
4 packets = 1/6 Cup
3 packets = 1/8 Cup
1 1/2 packets = 1 Tablespoon
1 packet = 2 teaspoons

Cups refer to either sugar or granular splenda, both measure same for sweetness.

Erin
atkins since 12/2/02
preggo and lcing!