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.
Cost competitive:
. One of the cheapest sweetening agents
Safe for everyone:
. Reviewed and approved by the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration, WHO (World Health Organisation), EFSA (European Safety Agency), and many other national safety agencies on the basis of more than 110 studies
. No restricting label
. No restriction for anyone, including pregnant and lactating women, children, people with diabetes or phenylketonuria (PKU)
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Available in the US and :
. Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, China, Russia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and many other countries
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)
High sweetness potency, about 8,000 x sucrose:
Sweetens at trace levels (few milligrams per serving)
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
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).