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Sucralose is an artificial sweetener known by the trade name Splenda and the generic Altern. In the European Union, it is also known under the E number (additive code) E955. It is 320 to 1,000 times sweeter than sucrose,[1] making it roughly twice as sweet as saccharin and four times as sweet as aspartame. Unlike aspartame it is stable under heat and over a broad range of pH conditions and can be used in baking or in products that require a longer shelf life. Since its introduction in 1999 sucralose has overtaken Equal in the $1.5 billion artificial sweetener market, holding a 62% market share.[2]According to market research firm IRI, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, Splenda sold $212 million in 2006 in the US while Equal sold $48.7 million.[3]