date:Aug 29, 2014
at has only recently been approved in Europe. Depending on the application, it is up to 20,000 times sweeter than sugar and 100 times sweeter than aspartame, as well as being characterised by a particularly balanced sweetness profile. In contrast to aspartame, products with advantame do not have to be labelled as a source of phenylalanine. This is particularly important for consumers suffering from the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria, who have to maintain a low-phenylalanine diet. EFSA gave t