[Avodah] diet coke

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:32:49AM -0700, Saul.Z.Newman at kp.org wrote:
: in studying the  various  pesach guides at  
: http://www.kashrut.com/Passover/   , it is interesting to note  that  many 
:  mainstream hechshers are not recommending  diet  coke  use  for 
: ashkenazim.

Sucralose (including the brand name "Splenda"), and aspartame (such as
"Equal") are generally made from corn syrup.

So, if:

1- Your variant of the minhag includes categories, not species (so that
   corn is included despite not being known by Ashkenazim when the minhag
   started), and
2- you are noheig to avoid mei qitniyos (which seems to be implied by
   the Rama), then
the two leading artificial sweeteners are out.

That's why you tend to find sacchrine (eg "Sweet-n-Low") on the Pesach
store shelves.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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