Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that lead(II) acetate has a sweet taste, and was historically used as an ...

TIL that lead(II) acetate has a sweet taste, and was historically used as an artificial sweetener. The Romans would boil unfiltered grape juice in lead pots to make a syrup used to sweeten wine and fruit. Like many other lead compounds, it is neurotoxic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead(II)_acetate
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7c106/til_that_leadii_acetate_has_a_sweet_taste_and_was/