INS 955 is sucralose, an intense sweetener made from sugar by replacing three of its hydroxyl groups with chlorine. It is about 600 times sweeter than sugar and is used in diet drinks, sugar-free baking, and tabletop sweeteners. It is generally vegan and is permitted by FSSAI for specified food categories with restrictions.
INS 955 is sucralose, an intense sweetener made from sugar by replacing three of its hydroxyl groups with chlorine. It is about 600 times sweeter than sugar and is used in diet drinks, sugar-free baking, and tabletop sweeteners.
Brands use it because it is heat-stable (unlike aspartame, so it works in baking), tastes very close to sugar with no bitter aftertaste, and is intense enough that the dose needed is microscopic. It is the sweetener of choice for sugar-free baked goods.
INS 955 commonly shows up on Indian packets in these categories:
Sucralose is produced by chemical modification of sucrose (cane or beet sugar). No animal product is used in its manufacture.
FSSAI: Permitted by FSSAI as a non-nutritive sweetener under Schedule I of the FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations 2011 for specified food categories with category-specific upper limits and mandatory label declarations such as 'Contains added sweetener'.
JECFA: ADI 0-15 mg/kg body weight established at the 37th JECFA (1991), based on long-term rat studies with a wide safety margin. EFSA's recent re-evaluation maintained the same ADI.
On packets, in recipes, and in conversation, INS 955 is also called:
Last verified: 2026-04-29.