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    Question

    The first synthetic sweetening agent used

    was:
    A Saccharin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Cyclamates Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Aspartame Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Sucralose Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Saccharin, discovered in 1879, was the first artificial sweetener. It is about 300–400 times sweeter than sucrose and was widely used during sugar shortages. Cyclamates, aspartame, and sucralose were developed later.

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