Aspartame is used as a tabletop sweetener, and it is added to a wide variety of foods, including breakfast cereals, soft drinks, desserts, candy, and chewing gum. Aspartame is the methyl ester of the dipeptide of the amino acids aspartic acid and phenylalanine (aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester). It is marketed under the brand names NutraSweet and Equal. The same weight of sugar provides 39 calories.Īspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar. Ten grams of Sweet'N Low contain approximately 9 g of dextrose and provide 36 calories. The ingredients of Sweet'N Low are dextrose, 3.6% soluble saccharin, and small amounts of anti-caking agents.

In 2000, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) removed saccharin from its list of carcinogens and the requirement for warning notices was also removed. Products were required to carry a warning that saccharin could 'cause cancer in laboratory animals'. In 1972, the USDA tried unsuccessfully to ban the use of this sweetener after research showed that it increased the rate of bladder cancer in rats. Saccharin is not used for baking because it is unstable when heated. Saccharin is used to sweeten drinks, candies, medicines, and toothpaste. The use of saccharin increased during World War I due to sugar shortages, and during the 1960s because of its use in the production of low-calorie foods.

It is 300 times sweeter than sucrose but has a bitter aftertaste.

It is commonly sold in pink packets under the brand name Sweet'N Low.

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