Saccharin
E954
E954, saccharin, sodium saccharin, calcium saccharin, potassium saccharin, sacarina, sacarina sódica, sacarina cálcica, sacarina potásica
What it is
A synthetic intense sweetener about 300 to 500 times sweeter than sucrose.
Why BOTIA flags it
It flags it because it is an artificial sweetener characteristic of ultra-processed food formulations.
BOTIA CAN
- Identify E954 or any of its salts on scanned ingredient lists.
- Trigger sweetener and E-number informational layers.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Verify if the saccharin contains trace impurities of o-toluenesulphonamide above 10 mg/kg.
- Verify if the manufacturer used calcium saccharin versus sodium saccharin unless specified.