Description
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener belonging to the amino acid dipeptide derivative discovered by chemists in 1965 while developing a drug for ulcers. It has low dosage, high sweetness (150 to 200 times the sweetness of sucrose), good taste, can improve the flavor of citrus and other fruits, reduce calories, does not produce dental caries, and is more toxic than saccharin and other synthetic sweeteners It has low advantages and is widely used in beverages, diabetes food and some weight loss health food. The formula of cola we drink in our daily life once contained this product. The main degradation products of aspartame in the process of metabolism in the body are phenylalanine, methanol and aspartic acid, which do not enter the blood circulation, do not accumulate in the human body, and are harmless to healthy people. However, due to the metabolic defects of patients with phenylketonuria (PKU), excessive phenylalanine in the body can affect their development, so aspartame-added foods should be banned for patients with the disease.
