EINECS 245-261-3

• Dietary supplement
• Micronutrient

• 1-Methyl N-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-phenylalanate
• 1-Methyl N-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine
• 3-Amino-N-(alpha-carboxyphenethyl)succinamic acid N-methyl ester
• 3-Amino-N-(alpha-carboxyphenethyl)succinamic acid N-methyl ester, stereoisomer
• 3-Amino-N-(alpha-methoxycarbonylphenethyl) succinamic acid
• APM
• ASPARTAME
• Asp-phe-ome
• Aspartam [INN-French]
• Aspartame [USAN:BAN:INN]
• Aspartame, L,L-alpha-
• Aspartamo [INN-Spanish]
• Aspartamum [INN-Latin]
• Aspartylphenylalanine methyl ester
• CCRIS 5456
• Canderel
• Dipeptide sweetener
• EINECS 245-261-3
• Equal
• HSDB 3915
• L-Aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester
• L-Phenylalanine, L-alpha-aspartyl-, 2-methyl ester
• L-Phenylalanine, N-L-alpha-aspartyl-, 1-methyl ester
• Methyl L-alpha-aspartyl-L-phenylalanate
• Methyl L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine
• Methyl N-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-phenylalaninate
• Methyl aspartylphenylalanate
• N-L-alpha-Aspartyl-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester
• Nutrasweet
• SC 18862
• Succinamic acid, 3-amino-N-(alpha-carboxyphenethyl)-, N-methyl ester, stereoisomer
• Sweet dipeptide
• Tri-sweet

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C₁₄H₁₈N₂O₅

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http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/AS/aspartame.html

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294.307 g/mol

246-247 ^oC

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Solid (white powder or tablets)

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Used as a diet supplement and sugar substitute

Aspartame (L-alpha-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester) is a low-calorie sweetener used to sweeten a wide variety of low- and reduced-calorie foods and beverages, including low-calorie tabletop sweeteners. Aspartame is composed of two amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine, as the methyl ester. Aspartic acid and phenylalanine are also found naturally in protein containing foods, including meats, grains and dairy products. Methyl esters are also found naturally in many foods such as fruits and vegetable and their juices. Upon digestion, aspartame breaks down into three components (aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol), which are then absorbed into the blood and used in normal body processes. Neither aspartame nor its components accumulates in the body. These components are used in the body in the same ways as when they are derived from common foods.

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Humans and other mammals