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These are both artificial sweeteners. Aspartame is used in soft drinks and sugar-free gum, while saccharin is used mostly in lollies and drinks and is what is usually in the little sweetener packets at cafes.
They are both many times sweeter than normal white sugar and there is always a lot of controversy about them being bad for your health - ie cancer causing.
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∙ 10y agoAspartame is made from and is a methyl ester of the deperptide of the natural amino acids L-asprtic and L-phenylalanine. It is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener.
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What is the difference between sucrose and water in plants?
sucrose contains sugars
What sugar does not contain aspartame?
Sucrose (white sugar), fructose, maltose, and more
What type of bonding occurs in each of these molecules aspartame and sucrose?
These bonds are covalent.
What are the lesser known sources of food?
Aspartame Caffeine Sucrose Malt extract
What is the difference between water and water in plants?
sucrose contains sugars
What is the difference between a compound such a sucrose and a homogeneous mixture such as Gatorade?
Sucrose is a single compound; Gatorade contain a mixture of compounds.
Why does regular coke sink?
Regular coke contains sucrose as a sweetener. Sucrose is more dense than water, and so it sinks. Diet coke doesn't sink because it contains aspartame as a sweetener. Aspartame is less dense than water.
What is the difference between sucrose and fructose?
the neutrons and protons are not the same and the no. of mass is not the same. Elections are the same!
What is the difference between molecules of an element like oxygen and the molecules of a substance like sucrose?
is this someone from 9I??
What is the difference between diet and normal soft drinks?
A diet soft drink has no sugar in it. It can contain an artificial sugar like aspartame.
Can your body tell the difference between sugars?
Sugar is Sugar. But some sugars like Splenda has aspartame in it .Aspartame cause cancer if you use it to much so the sugar I recommend Truvia. This is a natural sugar made from leaves.
What is the effect of aspartame on teeth?
Asparatame is considered an alternative sweetener. Alternative sweeteners are essentially calorie-free and at least 30 times sweeter than sucrose. There currently are five alternative sweeteners approved for use in the United States: saccharin, acesulfame-K, sucralose, aspartame and neotame. Aspartame is composed of two naturally occurring amino acids (the building blocks of protein) - phenylalanine and aspartate. Aspartame has a flavor similar to sucrose, and also functions as a taste intensifier and enhancer. Aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sucrose and has no aftertaste. A packet of this sweetener is equivalent in sweetness to two teaspoons of sugar (32 calories), for just four calories. Products that contain aspartame must carry a warning to people with phenylketonuria, a rare genetic disorder that prevents proper metabolism of phenylalanine. Unlike the alternate sweeteners saccharin, cyclamate acesulfame K, neotame and sucralose, which have no nutritional value, aspartame contributes calories. This is due to the fact that it can be used by the body just as any other protein, but the amounts are so small that its caloric value is insignificant. Aspartame does not contribute to tooth decay.
