Database/Fragrance/Sodium Saccharin
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Saccharin natural?

Mostly not. Saccharin's aromatic ring system is built from petrochemical toluene or phthalic anhydride; sodium is a natural mineral counter-ion.

INCI nameSodium Saccharin
CAS128-44-9
FormulaC7H4NNaO3S · 205.17 Da
FunctionFragrance · Oral Care
FeedstockManufactured from petrochemical toluene (Remsen-Fahlberg route) or o-toluenesulfonamide/phthalic…

How we scored it

Saccharin anion C7H4NO3S (182.2 Da, petrochemical, toluene/phthalic-anhydride derived) + Na (23.0 Da, natural) = 205.2 Da; 23.0/205.2 = 0.11.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Manufactured from petrochemical toluene (Remsen-Fahlberg route) or o-toluenesulfonamide/phthalic anhydride, then neutralised with sodium carbonate. No natural-origin production route exists commercially.

In plain English

An intensely sweet-tasting ingredient made from petrochemical toluene and combined with sodium. Used in oral-care and flavoured products to add a sweet taste.

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Structure

2D structure of Sodium Saccharin

sodium 1,1-dioxo-1,2-benzothiazol-2-id-3-one

PubChem CID 656582 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Sodium Saccharin. PubChem CID 656582. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM SACCHARIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM SACCHARIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20SACCHARIN