SACCHARIN

Saccharin

Saccharin is an artificial sweetener. The basic substance, benzoic sulfilimine, has effectively no food energy and is much sweeter than sucrose, but has a bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. It is used to sweeten products such as drinks, candies, cookies, medicines, and toothpaste.

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saccharin

Noun

  1. a white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products


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