Sucralose (1,6-dichloro-1,6-didedoxy-b- D-fructofuranosyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-a -D -galactopyranoside), one of
the most promising candidate as an ideal non-nutritive sweetener
is obtained by selective chlorination of sucrose (Fig. 1(b)). The selec-tive chlorination produces profound changes in sweetness intensity
and stability of sucrose, without compromising taste. Both are
highly soluble in water, and have negligible effect on the pH of the
solutions (Kinghorn et al., 2001; Goldsmith and Merkel, 2001).