How Can Sucralose, an Artificial Sweetener Made from Sugar, Contain No Calories

Did you know the average American consumes the equivalent of 20 teaspoons of sugar each day The non-nutritive sweetener industry is described as a billion-dollar industry with projections of even more rapid expansion in the next few years. What do chemists look for in their search for an ideal sweetener Consumers seek good-tasting, nontoxic, low-caloric sweeteners. Chemists in the sweetener industry add further demands an inexpensive, easy-to-synthesize product that is readily soluble in water and resists degradation by heat and light is of prime importance. The chemical structure of sucralose keeps the sweetener intact as it passes through the acidic environment of the stomach. Thus, sucralose is not 

KEY TERMS hydrolysis hydroxyl group ether alcohol 

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How can sucralose, an artificial sweetener made from sugar, contain no calories See p. 205. 

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