Sweetness
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| - | '''Sweetness''' is one of the five [[basic taste]]s and is almost universally regarded as a [[pleasure|pleasurable]] experience. Foods rich in simple [[carbohydrate]]s such as [[sugar]] are those most commonly associated with sweetness, although there are other natural and artificial compounds that are sweet at much lower concentrations, allowing their use as non-caloric [[sugar substitute]]s. Examples of foods that may be used as non-sugar sweet substitutes include [[saccharin]], [[aspartame]], [[xylitol]] and [[acesulfame potassium]]. Other compounds may alter perception of sweetness itself. | + | |
| + | '''Saccharin''' is an [[artificial sweetener]]. The basic substance, benzoic [[sulfilimine]], has effectively no [[food energy]] and is much sweeter than [[sucrose]], but has a bitter or metallic [[aftertaste]], especially at high concentrations. It is used to sweeten products such as drinks, candies, cookies, medicines, and toothpaste. | ||
| - | == Namesakes == | ||
| - | *[[Sweetness and light]] | ||
| - | *''[[Sweet Movie]]'' | ||
| - | *''[[Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte]]'' | ||
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Saccharin is an artificial sweetener. The basic substance, benzoic sulfilimine, has effectively no food energy and is much sweeter than sucrose, but has a bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. It is used to sweeten products such as drinks, candies, cookies, medicines, and toothpaste.
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