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How Do You Calculate Relative Sweetness? A Comprehensive Guide

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Over 200 different chemical compounds possess a sweet taste, making the quantification of sweetness a complex sensory science. This guide will explain how do you calculate relative sweetness by comparing various sweeteners to a common standard, typically sucrose, which is assigned a reference value of 1.0 or 100.