saccharine vs savory

saccharine

adj
  • Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy. 

  • Resembling granulated sugar; saccharoid. 

  • Of or relating to saccharin (“a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products”). 

noun
  • Sentimentalism. 

savory

adj
  • Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet. 

  • umami, modern 

  • Morally or ethically acceptable. 

  • Tasty, attractive to the palate. 

noun
  • Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings. 

  • A savory snack. 

  • The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring. 

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