Sodium Saccharin (E954 (iv))

Sodium Saccharin 

Sodium saccharin is a non-caloric artificial sweetener derived from o-toluenesulfonamide, providing exceptional sweetness potency with good stability in heat, acids, and alkaline conditions. In the food industry, it functions as a primary sugar substitute in diet products, synergizes with other sweeteners like cyclamate to mask bitterness and enhance flavor, and remains stable through processing without breakdown or off-flavors.

Food Industry Applications

• Diet beverages: Delivers high-intensity sweetness in soft drinks, diet sodas, powdered mixes, and flavored waters without calories, maintaining stability through carbonation, pasteurization, and long-term storage without precipitation.

• Tabletop sweeteners: Provides concentrated sweetness in packets, tablets, and liquid drops for beverages, cereals, and cooking, often blended with cyclamate or aspartame for rounded sugar-like taste without lingering bitterness.

• Baked goods: Withstands high baking temperatures in low-calorie cakes, cookies, breads, and pastries, preserving sweetness without caramelization interference or flavor degradation during storage.

• Jams, jellies, and preserves: Enables reduced-sugar fruit spreads by maintaining intense sweetness through boiling with pectin and acids, preventing crystallization while preserving fresh fruit character.

• Confectionery: Sweetens sugar-free hard candies, chewing gums, and chocolates with non-cariogenic properties, ensuring consistent flavor release and plaque resistance over time.

Other Industry Applications

In cosmetics, flavors mouthwashes and lip products; in personal care, sweetens toothpastes and oral rinses; in animal feed, improves palatability of diet supplements and treats.