Learn Glossary artificial sweetener

Alitame

Level 3ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Alitame is a artificial sweetener — Artificial sweetener candidate; 2000x sweetness of sugar; no calories

What it does

Artificial sweetener candidate; 2000x sweetness of sugar; no calories

Where you'll see it

Potential use in all areas requiring sweetening

What the research says

Off-flavor from prolonged storage in some acidic solutions.

Benefits

Clean sweet taste, good stability at high temperatures, broad pH range, high water solubility

Regulatory status

  • Notes: Candidate for approval; not yet approved

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): it has two thousand times the sweetness of sugar and no calories