FDA approves controversial sweetener Neotame.

Ice Cream Reporter, July, 2002

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sweetener, Neotame, which is about 7,000 to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar and about 20 to 30 times sweeter than aspartame, depending upon its application. The water soluble, white crystalline powder has been approved for use in making frozen desserts, according to the FDA, as well as in baked goods, soft drinks, chewing gum, jams and jellies and processed fruits and fruit juices. It can be used as a tabletop sweetener and in cooking as well as in food processing. Neotame is made by NutraSweet Company, the maker of the artificial sweetener NutraSweet.

According to NutraSweet, "neotame, an exciting new sweetener and flavor enhancer, provides manufacturers flexibility in formulating great tasting products...

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