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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Saccharin

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides detailed information on the artificial sweetener, saccharin. Includes chart, external links, and hyperlinked terms.
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Website
Other

Saccharin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to the history, use, and study of saccharin.
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Handout
Other

The Sugar Association: Artificial Sweeteners

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses five artificial sweeteners that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These include acesulfame K, aspartame, neotame, saccharin, and sucralose.
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Article
Other

Sugar Substitutes and Artificial Sweeteners Chemical Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the history of artificial sweeteners and the characteristics and chemical structure of each. Covers a large number of sugar substitutes.
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Handout
Other

I Can Has Science?: The Chemistry of Sweet

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief discussion of the chemical structures of sucralose, aspartame, and saccharin.
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Activity
Oregon State University

Food Science Lab: Sugar Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a rather vague, but potentially interesting lab idea for comparing the physical and chemical properties of different sweeteners.
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Handout
Other

Chemistry Explained: Artificial Sweeteners

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses four artificial sweeteners that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These include saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame K, and sucralose.
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Article
Other

Be Brain Fit: The Role Sugar Plays in Depression and Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains the connection between sugar consumption and depression and anxiety; it looks at sugar's effect on the brain and how it causes depression and anxiety. It also discusses how artificial sweeteners harm your "Second...