N E O T A M E
A sugar substitute

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Neotame vs Aspartame Comparison
NEOTAME

Sugar substitute useful to add a sweet taste to beverages and foods. Cuts down the use of sucrose, glucose, fructose and corn syrups (HFCS) and their associated drawbacks (nutritive, caloric, glucose source, cariogenic).

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Go ahead reading specific neotame properties. Neotame is not a "clone" of aspartame, look at all their differences in this dedicated page.
Nonnutritive (zero-calorie) sweetener :
General purpose
Pleasant sweet taste, no metallic, no bitter or no licorice aftertastes
Substitute for any sweetener e.g. sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, sucralose, aspartame
Used alone or in blends with sugar or any other nutritive and non-nutritive sweetener
High sweetness potency, about 8,000 x sucrose :

Sweetens at trace levels (few milligrams per serving)
 
Flavors extended and enhanced :

Extends duration of many tastes and flavors (e.g. cinnamon, vanilla)

Enhances many flavors & allows reduction of flavoring ingredients (e.g. mint)
Safe for everyone :

FDA review based on more than 110 studies

No restricting label
No restriction for anyone, , including pregnant and lactating women, children, people with diabetes or phenylketonuria (PKU)
Available in the United States :

and Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, China, Russia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and many other countries
 
Cost competitive :

One of the cheapest sweetening agents
Different from aspartame:

Different structure. Higher potency (30-50 x more potent) meaning lower use levels (30-50 x less)
Insignificant levels of methanol released (50 x lower). Different metabolism with more than 90% excreted as de-esterified neotame
Trivial levels of Phe released => no restriction for anyone (even for people with phenylketonuria)
No diketopiperazine formed. No aspartic acid released in the body
Higher stability. Larger functionality (no limitation with baking)
Inert toward reducing sugars (i.e. glucose). Full compatibility with flavoring agents (no limitation with cinnamon or vanillin flavors)

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Neotame is the generic name for a food ingredient developed and commercialized by The NutraSweet Company. This web site is not affiliated or endorsed by this company.