Object ID Number:
PH375
Object Name:
Saccharin Sodium
Manufactured from:
1900
Manufactured to:
1930
Description / History:
Saccharin Sodium
Manufactured by Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
No. 7260
Saccharin sodium is a powdered artificial sweetner with no food value (no calories). The saccharin is approximately 300–400 times as sweet as normal table sugar and was used to sweeten drinks, food, and medications. It is very similar to the present day sweetner, aspartame. The only side effect of saccharin sodium as a sweetner was its characteristic bitter or metallic aftertaste, causing it to fall out of commercial use. The sweetner was sold in 4oz metal containers.
Manufactured by Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
No. 7260
Saccharin sodium is a powdered artificial sweetner with no food value (no calories). The saccharin is approximately 300–400 times as sweet as normal table sugar and was used to sweeten drinks, food, and medications. It is very similar to the present day sweetner, aspartame. The only side effect of saccharin sodium as a sweetner was its characteristic bitter or metallic aftertaste, causing it to fall out of commercial use. The sweetner was sold in 4oz metal containers.
Dimensions:
H–4 Dia–2.5 inches
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