Splenda responds to Nicholas Sparks' chicken salad recipe after food gets mixed reviews

Acclaimed romance writer Nicholas Sparks caused a frenzy connected societal media precocious for his chicken crockery recipe that features 16 packets of Splenda.

Fans of "The Notebook" author were near stunned by his inclusion of the artificial sweetener successful his now-viral recipe.

Splenda, however, loves the novelist's sweetener choice.

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That's successful opposition to the disorder expressed by galore societal media users.

"We were delighted to spot Nicholas Sparks stock that his staple #SparksSplendaSalad chicken crockery recipe uses Splenda successful spot of sugar, spreading joyousness with others, thing fans of our marque person been doing for implicit 2 decades," Beth Ruge, a spokesperson for Splenda, shared successful a remark with Fox News Digital via email.

"Splenda helps consumers trim added sugars, calories and carbohydrates without missing retired connected delicious, saccharine taste, and we're truthful blessed our wide assortment of products tin marque this imaginable for millions."

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The artificial sweetener marque adjacent shared enactment connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, by retweeting and commenting connected Sparks' recipe.

"We request this look connected our website! Also, I request to get you a pouch of granulated Splenda truthful you don't person to usage truthful galore packets! Send america a DM truthful I tin marque it happen. Just don't marque maine cry!," the artificial sweetener marque captioned Sparks' video effect connected X.

Splenda besides complimented the writer connected his caller publication but made definite to notation the viral chickenhearted crockery look being called "Sparks Splenda Salad."

Aside from chicken, Sparks' crockery includes a ample saccharine onion, celery, dill relish and diced jalapeños.

Nicholas Sparks shared his viral chickenhearted crockery recipe, which includes 16 packets of Splenda. (iStock; Bruce Glikas/WireImage)

The binding mayo substance consists of Duke's mayonnaise, which Sparks said does not incorporate sweetener compared to Hellmann's — which is wherefore helium said helium uses Splenda packets to sweeten the dish.

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He past adds pome cider vinegar, salt, pepper, cayenne capsicum and, of course, Splenda. 

The look connected his Instagram station lone called for 8 packets compared to the 16 helium mentioned successful a caller video.

Splenda is showing its stamp of support for Nicholas Sparks' viral chickenhearted crockery recipe. (iStock; Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

The viral look was met with mixed reviews connected societal media.

"I was pleasantly surprised. Didn't truly deliberation that I would similar it [with] the jalapeños and the sweetener but it was delicious. Will marque the look again," 1 Instagram idiosyncratic commented connected Sparks' post.

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"This is the 2nd astir cursed happening I've work this morning," different societal media idiosyncratic commented.

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In Sparks' caller video, which included the viral recipe, helium told fans they could opt for existent sugar, "but wherefore propulsion sweetener successful if you tin usage Splenda?" 

Splenda is complimenting romance writer Sparks connected his caller viral chickenhearted crockery recipe, which includes 16 Splenda packets. (Splenda; Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Following the effect from the interview, the writer decided to stock the full chickenhearted crockery recipe, but that lone led to much disorder from fans.

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Fox News Digital Lifestyle reached retired Sparks' squad for comment.