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Question
Which of the following chemicals can be added for sweetening of food items at cooking temperature and does not provide calories?
Options
Sucrose
Glucose
Aspartame
Sucralose
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Solution
Sucralose
Explanation:
Sucralose is an artificial sweetening agent which is 600 times sweeter than sucrose and does not provide calories.
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