Saccharin is an artificial additive that is harmful to humans.

Phthaloylsulfonimide (commonly known as saccharin, also known as soluble saccharin,) is the sodium salt of saccharin, with two water of crystallization, colorless crystals or a slightly white crystalline powder, generally containing two water of crystallization, easy to lose the water of crystallization into anhydrous saccharin, was a white powder, odorless or slightly fragrant, taste sweet with bitter. The sweetness is about 500 times of sucrose. Heat and alkali resistance is weak, sweetness gradually disappears when heated under acidic conditions, and the solution is more than 0.026 % bitter. Its sodium salt is soluble in water.

Saccharin is bad for people mainly have the following:

1, eating a lot of saccharin, easy to cause thrombocytopenia and cause acute hemorrhage.

2, will also affect the normal secretion of gastrointestinal digestive enzymes, reduce the absorption capacity of the small intestine, so that the appetite loss.

3, consume a lot of saccharin, very easy to absorb water decomposition of hydrogen chloride gas, very harmful to the human body.

4, there are carcinogenic, teratogenic, damage to kidney function and other side effects.

The dangers of saccharin

One, leading to loss of appetite

If you consume too much saccharin, it will be the normal secretion of gastrointestinal digestive enzymes, which reduces the absorptive capacity of the small intestine, ultimately leading to loss of appetite.

Two, poisoning

Sometimes, if you consume a large amount of saccharin in a short period of time, causing thrombocytopenia, it may cause acute hemorrhage, multiple organ damage, etc., which can lead to malignant poisoning.

Three, leading to malnutrition

In the snacks of primary and secondary school students, the problem of saccharin can never be ignored. In those primary and secondary schools are dotted around the various food stalls, selling all kinds of small food and drinks, such as soda, ice cream, plums and so on. These small foods and drinks of little value can easily attract primary and secondary school students to buy them. However, these products, which have neither production standards nor labels or sources, basically contain high levels of saccharin, and if consumed over a long period of time, they may easily lead to malnutrition or anorexia among adolescents. The negative impact on the physical development of young people is also one of the hazards of saccharin.

Four, harm to human health

The raw materials used in the manufacture of saccharin are mainly petrochemical products. Toluene intake of large quantities, will cause acute poisoning of the human body, a greater danger to human health. Chlorosulfonic acid is a raw material that can easily absorb water and decompose to produce hydrogen chloride gas, which is also harmful to the human body. Regardless of this, the intermediate substances produced during the production of saccharin are also hazardous to human health.

Fifth, pollution of the environment

Saccharin in the production process will also seriously pollute the environment.?

Toxicity phenomenon

1, the consumption of saccharin overdose will cause poisoning conditions

After the amount of saccharin (more than 5 grams), about 2 hours can appear nausea, vomiting water, persistent pain around the umbilicus with paroxysms of colic, abdominal distension, dizziness, thirst, urination, blood pressure drop. Urine examination has red blood cells, also some have muscle twitching and pain, mild convulsions, delirium, hallucinations and so on. In patients with severe poisoning, it can cause death or leave behind severe peripheral neuritis (mostly due to overdose at one time as well as several times in a row).

In the treatment of no special drugs yet, mainly symptomatic treatment, hair immediately wash the stomach, antispasmodic, analgesic, give vitamins B, C, supplementation of glucose saline solution, accelerate the excretion and so on.

2, eggs and saccharin will be poisoned

Heated eggs in the amino acids and phthaloyl sulfoximine chemical reaction occurs between the generation of a compound called glycosyl lysine, destroying the amino acid composition of the eggs. The resulting compound is toxic, and an overdose can be fatal.

Widely used industries

1. Food

Saccharin can be used in food. Cold drinks, beverages, jellies, popsicles, sauces and vegetables, preserves, pastries, cold fruits, meringue and so on. Applied to the food industry and diabetics for sweetened diets, commonly used synthetic sweeteners.

2, feed additives

Pig feed, sweeteners and so on.

3, daily chemical industry

Toothpaste, mouthwash, eye drops and so on.

4, electroplating industry

Electroplating grade sodium saccharin is mainly used in electroplating nickel, is used as a brightener. Adding a small amount of sodium saccharin can improve the brightness and softness of electroplating nickel. General usage per liter of potion with 0.1 - 0.3 grams of which the electroplating industry with a large amount of total exports accounted for most of China's production.