Out of the following artificial sweetening agents, which one has the highest sweetness value in comparison to cane sugar?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Alitame
The sweetness of an artificial sweetener is compared with cane sugar (sucrose), taken as 1. Alitame, a high potency sweetener, is about 2000 times as sweet as cane sugar, the highest value of the four.
Note: This question is from the pre-rationalised NCERT book (2022-23). The topic is not there in the latest NCERT book (2026-27), and it is also out of the CUET 2026 syllabus.
NCERT (Pre-rationalised edition, 2022-23):
Artificial Sweetening Agents – …
