Aspartame

<p>Aspartame is an <a href="/facts/Chemical_synthesis/3KXsVVwC">artificial</a> non-<a href="/facts/Saccharide/Geuuzxsf">saccharide</a> sweetener commonly used as a <a href="/facts/Sugar_substitute/jtA1DAjx">sugar substitute</a> in foods and beverages. 200 times <a href="/facts/Sweeter/pWt6LlXy">sweeter</a> than <a href="/facts/Sucrose/7y1ke94L">sucrose</a>, it is a methyl <a href="/facts/Ester/FoUAIIw4">ester</a> of the <a href="/facts/Aspartic_acid/9DFSFPa1">aspartic acid</a>/<a href="/facts/Phenylalanine/eyojfW7t">phenylalanine</a> <a href="/facts/Dipeptide/VkTVAaSy">dipeptide</a> with <a href="/facts/Brand_name/hP6SnDWU">brand names</a> <a href="/facts/NutraSweet/McJk8jLv">NutraSweet</a>, <a href="/facts/Equal_(sweetener)/grAa4U3E">Equal</a>, and <a href="/facts/Canderel/e394lHHY">Canderel</a>. Discovered in 1965, aspartame was approved by the US <a href="/facts/Food_and_Drug_Administration/rCEnh9WB">Food and Drug Administration</a> (FDA) in 1974 and re-approved in 1981 after its initial approval was briefly revoked.
</p><p>Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. Reviews by over 100 governmental regulatory bodies found the ingredient safe for consumption at the normal <a href="/facts/Acceptable_daily_intake/XxKe0NPy">acceptable daily intake</a> limit.
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