aspartame: see sweetener, artificial sweetener, artificial, substance used as a low-calorie sugar substitute. Saccharin , cyclamates , and aspartame have been the most commonly used artificial sweeteners. Saccharin, a coal-tar derivative three hundred times as sweet as sugar, was discovered in 1879.
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aspartame

Synthetic organic compound (a dipeptide) of phenylalanine and aspartic acid. It is 150–200 times as sweet as cane sugar and is used as a nonnutritive tabletop sweetener and in low-calorie prepared foods (brand names NutraSweet, Equal) but is not suitable for baking. Because of its phenylalanine content, persons with phenylketonuria must avoid it. Though it is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory authorities around the world, its safety even for those without the disease remains controversial. See also saccharin.

aspartame

an artificial sweetener produced from aspartic acid. Formula: C₁₄H₁₈N₂O₅

aspartame [a′spär‚tām]

(organic chemistry)

C₁₄H₁₈N₂O₅A dipeptide ester about 160 times sweeter than sucrose in aqueous solution; used as a low-calorie sweetener.

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