It sweetens the flavor of foods but has virtually no calories.
Saccharin has been used safely since 1878.
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Saccharin is a sweet-tasting synthetic compound which is used as a substitute for sugar in food and drink. It is a polar molecule.
Sodium saccharin is a weak acid. It is commonly used as an artificial sweetener and has a slightly acidic taste.
No, Diet Coke does not contain saccharin. Instead, it is sweetened with aspartame and/or acesulfame potassium, depending on the formulation and region. Saccharin is used in some other diet beverages and products, but it is not an ingredient in Diet Coke.
In its acid form, saccharin is not particularly water-soluble.The form used as an artificial sweetener is usually itssodiumsalt.The free acid of saccharin has a lowpKaof about 2 (the acidic hydrogen being that attached to the nitrogen). The pH of a 0.35% aqueous solution is 2.0
Saccharin is an artificial sweetener. It is free of carbohydrates and is calorie free.
No, saccharin is not made from tar. Saccharin is a sweetening agent that is derived from benzoic sulfimide, not tar.
Sugar cane is naturally sweeter than saccharin. Saccharin is an artificial sweetener that is much sweeter than sugar but may have a slightly bitter aftertaste.
Sweet'N Low is the most common brand of saccharin. Saccharin is the common name otherwise. Its chemical name is benzoic sulfilimine.
I don't use saccharin any more.
You have to put sweetener in commercially-made toothpaste if you want people to buy it - unsweetened toothpaste is a rather unpleasant thing to deal with at 6 am. Sodium saccharin is used because it won't cause tooth decay.