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Artificial sweetener

Russian-born chemist Constantin Fahlberg gets credit for discovering saccharin, the first commercially available artificial sweetener, back in 1879. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Fahlberg was investigating the oxidation of a chemical called o-toluenesulfonamide when he noticed that when he would go home to eat, everything he ate tasted sweet. It was the chemical itself that was creating the sweetness, and he later gave it the easier-to-pronounce name “saccharin.”
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pkin38

Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments .. LD, Ardy, Ladywil, Lorna, robin and Fran .. :-)))

bookish

Interesting series; thanks, Pat.

mackabroin

thanks pat......interesting.....I don't use it..but I am a trivia buff.......lol......good post.robin

goingsilver

Interesting Pat. Thank you.

ladywil2

I always hear stories that artificial sweeteners are sooo bad for your health. I am using stevia.

ringleader

It didn't seem to be marketed that early. I don't remember it being around before the 1950's anyway. Some people's digestive systems don't do well with it or other artificial sweeteners. I know from experience. :-( Thanks, Pat. Very interesting series.

Dilubreuer

Never thought this was discovered that early... Thanks Pat!

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