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Saccharin is used in many diet sodas to sweeten them without the added calories of sugar. Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images. Saccharin sodium is a type of artificial sweetener that is sweeter than sucrose but has a bitter aftertaste.Saccharin sodium is often used to sweeten soft drinks, candy, biscuits, medicine and toothpaste.accharin sodium is a type of artificial sweetener that is sweeter than sucrose but has a bitter aftertaste.
Saccharin became the first commercially available artificial sweetener. It is still made by the oxidation of o-toluenesulfonamide, as well as from phthalic anhydride. Insoluble saccharin is a white crystal that melts at 228.8Â° to 229.7Â° C (443.8Â° to 445.5Â° F). Sodium and calcium saccharins are white crystalline powders that are very soluble in water.