What is saccharine? Is it natural or manmade?

Question

I'm doing a science project and have to do a lab report over what makes yeast produce the most energy and we used saccharine in it and I have no idea what saccharine is and when i look it up lyrics for a song come up. Please help me i want to get the report over with.

Answer 1

Saccharin is the oldest artificial sweetener.
Saccharin is about 300 times as sweet as sucrose.

Saccharin can be produced in various ways.Remsen & Fahlberg's original route starts with toluene, but yields from this starting point are small. In 1950, an improved synthesis was developed at the Maumee Chemical Company of Toledo, Ohio. In this synthesis, anthranilic acid successively reacts with nitrous acid, sulfur dioxide, chlorine, and then ammonia to yield saccharin.

Saccharin was an important discovery, especially for diabetics. Saccharin goes directly through the human digestive system without being digested. It does not affect blood insulin levels, and has effectively no food energy.

Answer 2

when i look it up lyrics for a song come up cos u used the wrong spelling
it is saccharin
it is man made and is an artificial sweetner .The relative sweetness of sucrose the common sugar is 100% but the sweetness of saccharin is 300 times that of sugar,but has an unpleasant bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations.
saccharin is a calorie-free sweetener.Saccharin was an important discovery, especially for diabetics. Saccharin goes directly through the human digestive system without being digested. It does not affect blood insulin levels, and has effectively no food energy.

In its acidic form, saccharin is not particularly water-soluble. The form used as an artificial sweetener is usually its sodium salt. The calcium salt is also sometimes used, especially by people restricting their dietary sodium intake.

for more info for ur project go this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharin#Chemistry