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It is white crystal or power with inodorous or slight sweetness, easily soluble in water.
Its sweetness is around 500 times sweeter than that of sugar.
It is stable in chemical property, without fermentation and change of color.
To be used as a single sweetener, it tastes a little bitter. Normally it is recommended to be used along with other Sweeteners or acidity regulators, which could cover the bitter taste well.
Among all sweeteners in the current market, Sodium Saccharin takes the lowest unit cost calculated by unit sweetness.
So far, after used in food field for more than 100 years, sodium saccharin is proved to be safe for human consumption within its proper limit.
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ITEMS |
STANDARD |
RESULTS |
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Identification |
Positive |
Complies |
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Melting point of insolated saccharin ℃ |
226-230 |
228.2 –228.8 |
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Appearance |
White crystals |
White crystals |
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Content % |
99.0-101.0 |
99.58 |
|
Loss on drying % |
≤15 |
13.21 |
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Ammonium salts ppm |
≤25 |
13 ppm |
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Arsenic ppm |
≤3 |
1.4ppm |
|
Benzoate and salicylate |
No precipitate or violet color appears |
Complies |
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Heavy metals ppm |
≤10 |
6.4 ppm |
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Free acid or alkali |
Complies with BP /USP/DAB |
Complies |
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Readily carbonizable substances |
Not more intensely colored than reference |
Complies |
|
P-toluene sulfonamide |
≤10ppm |
7ppm |
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O-toluene sulfonamide |
≤10ppm |
7ppm |
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Selenium ppm |
≤30 |
6ppm |
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Related substance |
Complies with DAB |
Without |
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Clarity and color solution |
Color less clear |
Color less clear |
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Organic volatiles |
Complies with BP |
Without |
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PH value |
Complies with BP/USP |
7.4 |
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Benzoic acid-sulfonamide |
≤25ppm |
21ppm |