Question

Which one of the following is not an artificial sweetening agent?

• A. saccharin
• B. aspartame
• C. sucralose
• D. sucrose

Answer 1

The correct option is D

sucrose

The correct option is D.

Explanation for Correct option:

1. Artificial sweeteners are low-calorie sugar replacements for natural sugar like sucrose.
2. They're also known as powerful sweeteners because they're several times sweeter than regular sugar.

Explanation for Incorrect option:

Option A:

Saccharin is a $500$-times sweeter artificial sweetener than sucrose.

Option B:

Aspartame is a $160$-times sweeter artificial sweetener than sucrose.

Option C:

Sucralose is a $600$-times sweeter artificial sweetener than sucrose.

Final answer: Sucrose is not an artificial sweetening agent.