what are teh differences in chemical makeup and structure between sugar and saccharine?

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what are teh differences in chemical makeup and structure between sugar and saccharine?

2007-11-28 09:51:47 · 3 answers · asked by Meek Meek 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Sugar (sucrose) is a naturally produced carbohydrate made up of glucose covalently bonded to fructose. Glucose and fructose are made up of (CHOH )x units. Saccharine is a benzene compound, synthetic, made from phthalic anhydride, phthalamide, and other stuff.

2007-11-28 10:01:41 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Sugar is a natural ocurring compound while saccarine is a synthetic sweetener.

They are totally different molecules. Sucrose is a polyhydroxyaldehyde while saccarine is a sulphonic derivative called:
1,1-Dioxo-1,2-benzothiazol-3-one

2007-11-28 10:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by CHESSLARUS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The URLs below give good diaqdrams of each of these.

2007-11-28 10:06:13 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋