0 a very sweet substance that contains very little energy and is used instead of sugar to make drinks and foods sweet
Saccharine is about 500 times sweeter than sugar, and aspartame is 200 times sweeter!
Two kinds of artificial sweeteners are saccharine and aspartame.
This legislation also prohibits the use of aspartame and other sweeteners in foods specifically designed for infants and young children.
As regards labelling, the presence of aspartame in a foodstuff must be labelled, as for any other additive.
The use of aspartame in a food product will appear in the ingredients list.
Our advisers are aware of two studies into the effects of aspartame on children and adolescents, including girls around the age of puberty.
I am aware of recent claims that aspartame can cause these effects.
The independent expert committees took account of all proposed uses of aspartame during the review of sweeteners in food.
