Aspartame

Aspartame (also known as E951 or NutraSweet^[1]) is an artificial sweetener. It was discovered in 1965 by James M. Schlatter. It can be used to replace some kinds of sugar. It is not based on sugars. It is not like saccharin.

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Artificial fat substitutes	Olestra
Artificial protein substitutes	Acid-hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Artificial sugar substitutes	Acesulfame potassium Alitame Aspartame Aspartame-acesulfame salt Dulcin Glucin Hydrogenated starch hydrolysates Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone Neotame NutraSweet Nutrinova Saccharin Sodium cyclamate Sucralose
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