The relative sweetness of these artificial sweeteners compared to sucrose (assigned a value of 1) is approximately: - Sucralose: ~600 times sweeter - Saccharin: ~200-700 times sweeter - Aspartame: ~180-200 times sweeter - Alitame: ~2000 times sweeter Based on these values, Alitame is significantly sweeter than the other options listed.
Which of the following artificial sweeteners have the highest sweetness value in comparison to sucrose ?
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2024 · Topic: Food Preservation, Nutrition, Medicine, etc. (Food Additives: Artificial Sweeteners, Antioxidants, Emulsifiers, Flavoring Agents (Chemical perspective))
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