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Food Chemistry: Artificial Sweeteners and Preservatives

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The sweeteners value of aspartame in comparison to cane sugar is:

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💡 Explanation:
  • Sugar substitutes are substances that are used in place of sweeteners with sugar (sucrose) or sugar alcohols. They may also be called artificial sweeteners.
  • Natural sweeteners add to calorie intake and therefore many people prefer to use artificial sweeteners.
  • Aspartame is the most successful and widely used artificial sweetener. It is roughly 100 times as sweet as cane sugar. It is methyl ester of dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine. Use of aspartame is limited to cold foods and soft drinks because it is unstable at cooking temperature.
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