Glucin

Glucin

Glucin is the name of an artificial sweeting agent similar to saccharin that was used in the early 20th century. [cite book|title=The Grocer's Encyclopedia|first=Artemas|last=Ward|year=1911|location=New York] The substance is a sodium salt derived from coal tar. It is composed of a mixture of mono- and di-sulfonic acids with a chemical formula of C19H16N4. It typically appears as a light brown power, easily soluble in water. Glucin is about three hundred times sweeter than cane sugar. [cite book|title=Food Inspection and Analysis: For the Use of Public Analysts, Health Officers, Sanitary Chemists, and Food Economists|first=Albert Ernest|last=Leach|year=1904|publisher=Chapman & Hall]

The use of glucin as a food additive is prohibited in much of the United States due to concerns about its health effects.

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