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Phyllodulcin is a dihydroiso coumarin NSSS Sweetener, firstly, isolated in 1916 by Asahina and Ueno [1] from Hydrangea macrophylla seringe var. thumbaerg. It is also found in Hydrangea serrata [2] and its sweetness has been reported to be 400–800 times higher than sucrose [3].

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Dwivedi, R.S. (2022). Phyllodulcin (Dihydroisocoumarin). In: Alternative Sweet and Supersweet Principles . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6350-2_11

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