JEE Main 2023 · 31 January · morning · Single correct · +4 / −1
Which of the following artificial sweeteners has the highest sweetness value in comparison to cane sugar ?
- (a) Alitame
- (b) Sucralose
- (c) Saccharin
- (d) Aspartame
Answer and solution
Answer (a) Alitame
Solution
Chemistry ma’am · 3 steps
Line up the NCERT sweetness values against cane sugar and pick the biggest number.
- Sweetness value. Sweetness value tells you how many times sweeter a substance is than cane sugar (sucrose), which is taken as 1.
Sweetener Sweetness value (cane sugar = 1) Note Aspartame 100 methyl ester of a dipeptide, breaks down on heating Saccharin 550 the first artificial sweetener, stable on heating Sucralose 600 trichloro derivative of sucrose, stable at cooking temperature Alitame 2000 high-potency sweetener, so the dose is hard to control - Compare. Alitame at 2000 is more than three times as sweet as the next one, sucralose at 600.
- So. Alitame, option (a), has the highest sweetness value compared with cane sugar.
The idea to keep. Learn the order by number: aspartame 100, saccharin 550, sucralose 600, alitame 2000. Alitame is so potent that controlling the sweetness in food is difficult.
Answer from the NTA final answer key. Solution by PrepWiser.