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Consider the statements. I. Aspartame is stable at baking temperature. II. Sucralose retains its sweetness on cooking. III. Saccharin is calorie-free as it is excreted unchanged in urine. IV. The extreme sweetness of alitame makes it hard to control the sweetness of food. The correct statements are

  1. AI, II and III only
  2. BII, III and IV only
  3. CI and IV only
  4. DII and III only

Answer: B

Aspartame decomposes at cooking temperature, so I is false. Sucralose is stable on heating, saccharin leaves the body unchanged, and alitame is about 2000 times sweeter than sucrose, so II, III and IV are true.
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