Additive · Sweetener

E954 — Saccharin and its salts

E954 (saccharin and its salts) appears in the ingredient lists of 23 products sold in Ireland. Function: sweetener.

23products with a complete record
29%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
4.6 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.80 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 29%B 0%C 35%D 18%E 18%

17 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 23 products
Energy41 kcal
Sugars4.6 g
Saturates0.10 g
Salt0.80 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.812, 180.37.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: non-nutritive sweetener

The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 81-07-2 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products containing it, by country

Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)