Advances in Applied Science Research Open Access

Abstract

Sugar Content in Artificial Sweetener

Mousumi Mukherjee and A. Sarkar

In this present work authors undertook an investigation on glucose, artificial sweetener and saccharin. This study compared the reality of the claimed sugar free nature of commercial artificial sweetener. A molecular level investigation is carried out by using FTIR spectroscopy and optical polarization experiment. The result obtained show that the sugar content of the artificial sweetener is substantial.