- Ingredient Name:Saccharin
- Functions:Sugar Substitute, Non Nutritive Sweetener
- Labeling Claims:Zero Calorie
Saccharin (E954) is a calorie-free sweetener that is approximately 550 times sweeter than sugar. The sweetener is colorless, is quickly absorbed by the human body and excreted unchanged in the urine. Saccharin has practically no physiological energy content and is therefore, like all sweeteners. Unlike the artificial sweetener aspartame, saccharin remains stable when heated, even if acids are present. Today saccharin is one of the most popular sweeteners. Saccharin is often used in combination with other sweeteners, both as a light product and in diet products.