SWEETENERS

Adirondack fruit flavored spring water, Clear'n'Natural and Waist Watcher Diet soft drinks are made using a blend of two sweeteners sucralose (Splenda brand) and acesulfame potassium (ace-K). They have replaced the aspartame that was used to sweeten our diet beverages. Like aspartame, these new sweeteners are also classified as artificial sweeteners. Both sweeteners were approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1998. Consumers and taste panels have told us that the combination of sucralose and ace-K in the diet soda result in a taste similar to a non-diet soda. These sweeteners are designed to enhance the flavor as well as extend the shelf-life of the product.

Sucralose is actually derived from sugar, but is not metabolized by the body. Like aspartame, both sucralose (Splenda Brand) and ace-K, can be consumed by diabetics. For additional information regarding these sweeteners, please feel free to contact us or visit the following websites:

www.sucralose.com

www.diabetes.org (or 1-800-DIABETES)