Last update Aug. 20, 2023
Compatible
We do not have alternatives for Aspartame since it is relatively safe.
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Aspartame is also known as
Aspartame in other languages or writings:
Main tradenames from several countries containing Aspartame in its composition:
Variable | Value | Unit |
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Oral Bioavail. | 100 | % |
Molecular weight | 294 | daltons |
T½ | 70 - 100 | hours |
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Aspartame is a sweetener 180 to 200 times sweeter than sugar (sucrose). Each gram provides 4 kcal.
After digestion, aspartame is rapidly broken down into aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol, which are absorbed into the blood and used in normal body processes. The first two components are also found naturally in meats, cereals and dairy products, and the third in fruits and vegetables. They do not accumulate in the body.
It is used as a dietary supplement and sugar substitute, in foods, beverages and pharmaceuticals.
The maximum daily intake of aspartame accepted by the FDA is 50 mg/kg. (Franz 1986)
Aspartame is not detected in breast milk (Sylvetsky 2015, Stegink 1979). After administration of very high amounts of aspartame, the phenylalanine concentration in breast milk was elevated less than 2% of usual during the first 8 hours (Stegink 1979), being still much lower than the phenylalanine concentration in artificial infant substitutes.
Expert authors consider aspartame consumption compatible with breastfeeding. (Cavagnari 2019, Nice 2000)