Aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in Diet Coke, chewing gum, yoghurt and other food products, is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a World Health Organization arm, Reuters reported on Thursday.
June 29 - Aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in Diet Coke, chewing gum, yoghurt and other food products, isWHAT IS ASPARTAME?
Discovered in 1965 by American chemist James Schlatter, aspartame is about 200 times sweeter than the regular table sugar. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1974 for use as a tabletop sweetener and as an additive in chewing gum, breakfast cereals and dry bases for foods.Despite its intense sweetness, aspartame has an almost zero calorific value and no bitter aftertaste like saccharin and grew in popularity as a more diet-conscious consumer emerged.
The FDA has also approved usage of three types of plant- and fruit-based sweeteners, including extracts obtained from the stevia plant, swingle fruit extracts and a group of proteins called Thaumatin.More than ninety countries, including the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Australia and New Zealand have reviewed aspartame and found it to be safe for human consumption and allow its use.
While the FDA pins the acceptable daily intake for aspartame at 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day, the European regulatory body recommends a slightly lower ADI at 40 mg/kg/day.Reporting by Savyata Mishra and Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Aurora Ellis
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