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Alitame
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Alitame is a artificial sweetener — Artificial sweetener candidate; 2000x sweetness of sugar; no calories
What it does
Artificial sweetener candidate; 2000x sweetness of sugar; no calories
Where you'll see it
Potential use in all areas requiring sweetening
What the research says
Off-flavor from prolonged storage in some acidic solutions.
Benefits
Clean sweet taste, good stability at high temperatures, broad pH range, high water solubility
Regulatory status
- Notes: Candidate for approval; not yet approved
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): it has two thousand times the sweetness of sugar and no calories