different between aspartame vs phenylalanine

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??sp??te?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æsp??te?m/
• Hyphenation: a?spar?tame

Noun

aspartame (usually uncountable, plural aspartames)

1. (organic chemistry) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
   • 2001, C. Keith Conners, Feeding the Brain: How Foods Affect Children, page 38,

     Though reluctant to further expose him to aspartame, I had little trouble persuading Jamie's mother to carry out a double-blind trial in order to more rigorously document her son's aberrant response to aspartame.

   • 2007, Nina Redman, Food Safety: A Reference Handbook, page 37.

     Aspartame, sold under the brand NutraSweet, was discovered accidentally by a scientist at Searle in 1965 who was testing new drugs for gastric ulcers and licked his fingers before picking up a piece of paper.

   • 2008, Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer, Eleanor Noss Whitney, Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, Volume 10, page 143,

     In powdered form, aspartame is mixed with lactose, so a 1-gram packet contains 4 calories.

Synonyms

• E951 when used as a sweetener

Translations

Further reading

• aspartame on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

aspartame

1. aspartame

Portuguese

Noun

aspartame m (usually uncountable, plural aspartames)

1. (organic chemistry) aspartame (an artificial sweetener)

Spanish

Noun

aspartame m (uncountable)

1. aspartame

English

Etymology

phenyl +? alanine

Noun

phenylalanine (countable and uncountable, plural phenylalanines)

1. (biochemistry) An essential amino acid C₉H₁₁NO₂ found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.

Synonyms

• Phe

Related terms

• phenylalanyl

Translations