Chemical and Functional Properties of Food Saccharides

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TABLE 24.4
Synthetic Nonnutritive Sweeteners 2,24-26
Sweetener and
Structure Sweetnessa Remarks Applications
pH
Stability
Temperature
Saccharine (24.57) 300–500 Bitter or metallic Used as Na or Ca salts 3–10 < 150
aftertaste
in food and beverages;
should not be used
daily throughout the
lifetime
Cyclamates
30 Bitter aftertaste; their Used as Na or Ca salts 2–10