Products
Sugars & sweeteners
Saccharin – sweetener


Saccharin – sweetener
Saccharin is an artificial sweetener about 400 times sweeter than sugar, commonly used in production of beverages, candy, medicines and toothpaste.
In high concentrations, it has an unpleasant, bitter “aftertaste” which is the reason for mixing with other sweeteners (e.g. aspartame, acesulfame and cyclamate) in production of soft drinks.
This creates a synergistic effect in finished products. It was first produced in 1878., and discovered by chemist Constantin Fahlberg.
It was commercialized shortly after discovery, and its widespread usage occurred during World War II due to shortage of sugar.
CAS: 4075-81-4 Molecular formula: C6H10CaO4 Molecular mass: 186,22 g mol−1