Ingredients

2 cucumbers, sliced into 1/4” thick rounds

Coarse salt

1 onion, chopped

1 cup water

2 cups vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pickle spice

1 pinch Sweet’N Low®

 

Directions

Toss the chopped cucumbers with enough coarse salt to coat the pieces evenly and let sit in a colander for 30 min. Rinse the cucumber and let drain. Place the cucumbers and onions in a sterilized glass container or jar and set aside.

Bring the the water, vinegar, teaspoon salt, pickling spice and sweetener to a boil. Remove from the heat and pour over the cucumbers and onions. Seal the container with an air tight lid and place the container upside down to cool.

Once cooled, store the cucumbers in the refrigerator for up to three days.

 

 

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

1 sweet potato

1 cup milk

1 pinch Sweet’N Low®

 

Directions

Steam the sweet potato until fully cooked through. Once slightly cooled, peel the sweet potato and place the cooked potato in a small bowl.

Heat milk until just warmed, add to cooked sweet potato along with sweetener. Combine until smooth, adjust sweetness to your preference.

*This can also be made cold with chilled milk.

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon green tea powder or matcha

1 pinch Sweet’N Low®

 

Directions

Heat milk in a microwave safe bowl until warm (do not boil). Mix in green tea powder and sweetener with a small whisk. Adjust the sweetness to your preference. Serve hot.

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

1 sweet pumpkin, fresh

½ cup white rice

1 teaspoon salt

1 small pinch Sweet’N Low®

 

Directions

Soak rice in enough water to fully submerge grains for 30 minutes. Drain the rice and grind the rice in a blender until smooth. Set aside.

Prepare the pumpkin by first cutting off the top and removing the seeds and stringy center. Cut the pumpkin into large pieces and set in a large pot of water. Bring the water to a boil and cook the pumpkin for 10 minutes. Drain the pumpkin and remove and discard the skin from the softened pumpkin.

Combine the softened pumpkin, rice mixture, salt and sweetener in a blender and mix until smooth. Adjust sweetness to your preference.

On the heels of a landmark decision in Canada to allow saccharin sweeteners to be used in a wide range of food products, Health Canada recently approved the zero-calorie sweetener to be available in the familiar pink packets or in bulk in grocery stores, restaurants and other outlets.  By lifting restrictions on saccharin, Canada joins more than 100 countries and global health organizations – including the United States and the World Health Organization – who have long allowed the sweetener as a safe and healthy alternative to sugar.

Variety Important to Consumerssaccharin industry

The addition of saccharin to product shelves is a bolster for retailers, as product variety holds great importance to consumers. Food Marketing Institute’s 2012 survey (PDF) found that beyond convenience, variety of selection was important. (See graphic at right.)  Coupled with 54% of consumers’ preferring one-stop shopping, stores that stock variety are likely to gain greater store loyalty.

Historically, in the United States, brands of saccharin in pink packets have typically been among the top sellers within the alternative sweeteners market, next to sucralose (yellow), aspartame (blue) and newcomer stevia (green) packets.

Move Follows 2014 Approval of Saccharin as an Ingredient for Manufacturers

The move comes roughly two years after Canadian health officials approved the use of saccharin, calcium saccharin, potassium saccharin and sodium saccharin to be used as an ingredient in various foods and beverages. Unlike the previous government action, the most recent one is far more sweeping and would allow for saccharin to be sold directly to consumers in grocery stores, mass merchandisers, restaurants and other outlets.

Saccharin’s History of Safety

Saccharin is one of the most studied ingredients in the food supply, and extensive research has long supported the conclusion that saccharin is safe for consumption. Health-conscious consumers around the world embrace the sweetener as a healthy alternative to sugar.

For additional information about saccharin, please visit http://saccharin.ca/.

Canadian consumers with restricted diets, as well as health-conscious consumers at large, just got more options to satisfy their sweet tooth. On the heels of a landmark decision in Canada to allow saccharin sweeteners to be used as an ingredient in a wide range of food products, Health Canada recently approved the zero-calorie sweetener in the familiar pink packets to be available in grocery stores, restaurants and other outlets. By lifting restrictions on saccharin, Canada joins the United States and more than 100 other countries, and authorities such as the World Health Organization, who have long allowed the sweetener as a safe and healthy alternative to sugar.

saccharin healthDecades of Research Backs Safety of Saccharin

The sweeping changes to saccharin regulations in Canada are backed by decades of research. In fact, saccharin is one of the most studied ingredients in the food supply, and extensive research has long supported the conclusion that saccharin is safe for consumption.  Health-conscious consumers around the world embrace the sweetener as a healthy alternative to sugar. Canadian, American, British, German, Swiss and Scandinavian researchers have exhaustively reviewed research on saccharin and have voiced strong support for saccharin as a safe no-calorie sweetener.

What Nutrition, Diabetes, and Heart Associations Have to Say

Three U.S.-based organizations have posted positions on non-nutritive sweeteners. As a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) noted: “The safety of artificial sweeteners has been studied for years.” Further, in a joint position, the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association said that: “Non-nutritive sweeteners, when used judiciously, can help reduce the intake of added sugars in food and drinks and, therefore, assist in weight control. A high intake of added sugars can contribute to cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity and other health problems.”

Move Followed Approval of Saccharin as Ingredient in Foods and Beverages

The move to lift restrictions on saccharin comes roughly two years after Canadian health officials approved the use of saccharin, calcium saccharin, potassium saccharin and sodium saccharin to be used as an ingredient in various foods and beverages. Unlike the previous government action, the most recent one is far more sweeping and would allow for saccharin to be sold directly to consumers in grocery stores or distributed on restaurant tabletops.

For additional information about the benefits and safety of saccharin, please visit http://saccharin.ca/.

It’s been a staple at virtually every restaurant and grocery store in the United States, and it’s now available throughout Canada – from grocery stores to restaurant tabletops. Saccharin, the main ingredient in the calorie-free sweetener in the familiar pink packet, recently was cleared by Health Canada as an approved tabletop sweetener.

The lifted restrictions on saccharin now grant consumers unlimited access to the calorie-free sweetener – clearing the way for another option to help control calories and assist in weight and diabetes management. Here are a few reasons this is a significant step for Canada and great news for Canadian consumers.

1. Canadians Have Another a Safe Alternative to Sugar 

The move by Health Canada reaffirms what more than a hundred countries – as well as the World Health Organization – have known for some time: saccharin is safe.

2. Calorie-Counting with Saccharin’s Zero Calories Makes It Easy

Anyone who has dieted knows how easy it is to wreck your calorie count for the day with just a few tablespoons of sugar. Saccharin makes it simple. How many calories in a packet of saccharin? Zero.

Recipe3. Saccharin Opens a World of New Recipes to Canadian Consumers

The availability of saccharin means you can expand your personal list of favorite recipes without dipping into the sugar jar. Saccharin might be new to Canada, but it’s been in international cookbooks for years. Check out this recipe for sugar-free bread pudding as a start, and have fun exploring.

4. Those with Diabetes and Dietary Restrictions Have Another Option To Live the Sweet Life

Saccharin is perfectly safe for those with diabetes. That’s a big deal. One of the most significant benefits of saccharin is that people with dietary restrictions can still indulge in their sweet tooth without compromising their health.

For additional information about the benefits and safety of saccharin, please visit http://saccharin.ca/, and for delicious recipes, try browsing http://www.theskinnyonlowcal.org/.

ATLANTA – The familiar pink packet that has long been a staple at virtually every restaurant and grocery store in the United States is now available throughout Canada. Basing its decision on scientific studies that reveal no safety concerns related to saccharin, Health Canada recently announced that saccharinsaccharin has been listed as an approved food additive in table-top sweeteners. The lifted restrictions on saccharin now grant consumers unlimited access to the calorie-free sweetener – clearing the way for healthier eating habits and giving Canadians with dietary restrictions (such as people with diabetes) more options. The approval of saccharin for use in tabletop applications supports the safety of the sweetener, which has been reaffirmed by more than 100 countries around the world as well as the World Health Organization.

What this means for Consumers Health Industry

The move comes roughly two years after Canadian health officials approved the use of saccharin, calcium saccharin, potassium saccharin and sodium saccharin to be used as an ingredient in various foods and beverages. Unlike the previous government action, the most recent one is far more sweeping and would allow for saccharin to be sold directly to consumers in grocery stores or distributed on restaurant tabletops.

“This development comes as welcome news for consumers hoping to reduce their sugar intake,” said Robert Rankin, President of the Calorie Control Council. “Health Canada’s proposal aligns with regulation around the world and further supports the notion that low-calorie sweeteners are safe and can be used as part of a healthier lifestyle.”

For additional information about the benefits and safety of saccharin, please visit http://saccharin.ca/.

ATLANTA — While the authors of a rodent study recently published in Appetite claim sweet tasting foods affect weight gain, the data suggests otherwise. The Calorie Control Council took a look at the full study behind the article, “Sweet taste of saccharin induces weight gain without increasing food intake, not related to insulin-resistance in Wistar rats,” and found that the data do not support the authors’ conclusions.

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ATLANTA –Canadian consumers can now enjoy the benefits of sugar-free chewing gum, desserts, and other consumer products sweetened with the zero calorie sweetener saccharin. On April 24, 2014, Health Canada, the regulatory body in charge of approving food ingredients and improving the lives of Canadians, approved the use of saccharin and its salts in several food categories. Canadians looking to reduce calories or those with diabetes monitoring blood sugar will soon be able to find saccharin on the label of some foods in Canada. Continue reading