Aspartame is a high-intensity sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than sugar. It has exceptional sensory, nutritional, and safety characteristics and helps achieve the desired sweetness profile without additional calories. It is used in approximately 6,000 consumer foods and beverages worldwide, including diet sodas, soft drinks, cereals, sugar free chewing gum, multivitamins, pharmaceutical drugs and supplements, and tabletop sweeteners.

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