Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following statement(s) about the artificial sweetening agents is/are TRUE?
1. Ortho-sulphobenzimide is the first popular artificial sweetening agent.
2. Ortho-sulphobenzimide is also called as saccharin.
3. Ortho-sulphobenzimide is about 100 times as sweet as cane sugar.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Option 4.
Key Points
Ortho-sulphobenzimide
- It is also called saccharin and is the first popular artificial sweetening agent. Hence, Statements 1 and 2 are correct.
- It has been used as a sweetening agent ever since it was discovered in 1879.
- It is about 550 times as sweet as cane sugar. Hence, Statement 36 is not correct.
- It is excreted from the body in the urine unchanged.
- It appears to be entirely inert and harmless when taken. Its use is of great value to diabetic persons and people who need to control the intake of calories.
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