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SUCRE HOUILLE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A sweet-tasting, white powder, soluble in acetates, benzene, and alcohol; slightly soluble in water and ether; melts at 228°C; used as a sugar substitute for syrups, and in medicines, foods, and beverages.

CONT

Saccharin ... is 300 times as sweet as natural sugar but leaves a bitter aftertaste.

Key term(s)
  • o-sulfobenzoic imide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Produit de synthèse; imide de l'acide benzoïque orthosulfoné, proche des sulfamides, dont le sel de sodium, soluble dans l'eau, a un très grand pouvoir sucrant (300 à 500 fois celui du saccharose). N'ayant pas de valeur alimentaire, elle est utilisée comme édulcorant dans les régimes pour diabétiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Biotecnología
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