Sweetener is a non nutritive sweetener, scientifically known as "sodium cyclohexylamine sulfonate", which is an internationally recognized food additive. It is inexpensive, one-third the price of sucrose, but its sweetness is 30 to 40 times that of sucrose, making it widely used. Can be used in beverages, desserts, juices, and other foods.

According to the "Hygienic Standards for the Use of Food Additives" in China, saccharin can be used in 19 types of food, such as baked goods such as pastries, biscuits, bread, ice cream, popsicles, tangerine peel, preserved plums, preserved plums, dried bayberries, etc. But there are strict standards when using it. The maximum dosage of saccharin in frozen drinks, canned fruits, beverages, jelly and other foods is 0.65g/kg; The maximum dosage for jam, candied fruits, and cooked legumes is 1.0g/kg; The maximum usage amount in shelled nuts is 1.2g/kg; In pastry making, the maximum usage amount is 1.6g/kg; The maximum usage amount in nuts with shells is 6.0g/kg; The highest amount of saccharin allowed to be added in cold fruit and fruit cake foods is 8.0g/kg.

In fact, the appropriate use of saccharin in daily life does not affect physical health, but if drinks or other foods with excessive saccharin content are frequently consumed, it can cause harm to the human body due to excessive intake. Therefore, it is also necessary to do a good job in the detection and control of saccharin. The CSY-ST8 saccharin detector of Shenfen Instrument can quickly detect the content of saccharin in cakes, cookies, jelly, sauce vegetables, candied fruits, dried fruits, beverages and other foods.