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aspartame

[ uh-spahr-teym, a-spahr-, as-per-teym ]

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noun

a white, crystalline, odorless, slightly water-soluble noncarbohydrate powder, C 14 H 18 N 2 O 5 , synthesized from amino acids, that is 150–200 times as sweet as sugar: used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in soft drinks, table sweeteners, and other food products.

aspartame

/ əˈspɑːˌteɪm /

aspartame

/ ăs′pər-tām′,ə-spär′- /

An artificial sweetener formed from aspartic acid. Chemical formula: C 14 H 18 N 2 O 5 .

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1970–75; aspart(yl phenyl)a(linine) m(ethyl) e(ster) , the powder's chemical name

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C20: from aspart ( ic acid ) + ( phenyl ) a ( lanine ) m ( ethyl ) e ( ster )

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The most well known are probably saccharin, aspartame and sucralose – better known as Splenda.

Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame (NutraSweet) and saccharine are more widely used.

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