On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Aspartame. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as sweetening or sweetener and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Aspartame in a sentence
Aspartame meaning
An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
Synonyms of Aspartame
Using Aspartame
- The main meaning on this page is: An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
- Useful related words include: sweetening, sweetener.
- In the example corpus, aspartame often appears in combinations such as: aspartame is, of aspartame, for aspartame.
Context around Aspartame
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aspartame
- In this selection, "aspartame" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contain, enough, use, may, per and advantame stand out and add context to how "aspartame" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acesulfame k aspartame advantame cyclamates and amount of aspartame per serving. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aspartame" sits close to words such as abatement, abductions and abdulrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aspartame
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
How many products use aspartame? (5 words)
The aspartame risk needs to be considered in context, too. (10 words)
How many cans of diet cola might contain enough aspartame to raise cancer risk? (14 words)
That advice comes from a separate expert committee – by WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organisation – on food additives, Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (Jecfa), which has also been reviewing aspartame use this year. (37 words)
Concern about possible carcinogenic properties of aspartame was originally raised and popularized in the mainstream media by John Olney in the 1970s and again in 1996 by suggesting that aspartame may be related to brain tumors. (36 words)
Review of the biochemistry of aspartame has found no evidence that the doses consumed would plausibly lead to neurotoxic effects. citation Comprehensive reviews have not found any evidence for aspartame as a cause for these symptoms. (36 words)
How many cans of diet cola might contain enough aspartame to raise cancer risk? (14 words)
How many products use aspartame? (5 words)
Example sentences (20)
Concern about possible carcinogenic properties of aspartame was originally raised and popularized in the mainstream media by John Olney in the 1970s and again in 1996 by suggesting that aspartame may be related to brain tumors.
In Canada, foods that contain aspartame are legally required by the country to list the substance among the product's ingredients and include a measure of the amount of aspartame per serving.
Multiple peer-reviewed comprehensive review articles and independent reviews by governmental regulatory bodies have analyzed the published research on the safety of aspartame and have found aspartame is safe for consumption at current levels.
Review of the biochemistry of aspartame has found no evidence that the doses consumed would plausibly lead to neurotoxic effects. citation Comprehensive reviews have not found any evidence for aspartame as a cause for these symptoms.
Aspartame is added to low calorie, sugar-free foods and even medicines to make them more palatable.
Aspartame is present in several brands of artificial sweeteners, the most common of which in India are Equal and Sugar-Free Gold.
Aspartame will be declared a potential cancer risk in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) reclassification, insiders have claimed.
But it could, if the evidence base is strong enough, lead to a recommended intake for aspartame by health authorities, for example the NHS.
Common types of NSS highlighted by the WHO include acesulfame K, aspartame, advantame, cyclamates, neotame, saccharin, sucralose, stevia, and stevia derivatives.
For the average person weighing 70 kilograms, it would be practically impossible to consume the recommended acceptable daily intake of aspartame (0 to 40mg per kilo of body weight) by drinking Diet Coke alone.
How many cans of diet cola might contain enough aspartame to raise cancer risk?
How many products use aspartame?
Like aspartame, this means there is either limited evidence they can cause cancer in humans, sufficient evidence in animals, or strong evidence about the characteristics.
Limited evidence was found in human studies linking aspartame consumption to liver cancer, supported by some animal studies.
Many industry experts maintain that aspartame is still safe for consumption — including the FDA, which released a statement refuting the cancer risk.
Meanwhile, a chemical pathologist, John Reuben, told our correspondent that the dose of aspartame would determine whether it could cause any harm or not.
That advice comes from a separate expert committee – by WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organisation – on food additives, Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (Jecfa), which has also been reviewing aspartame use this year.
The aspartame risk needs to be considered in context, too.
The experts agreed that none of the aspartame, when ingested, circulates in the body.
The FDA’s acceptable daily intake for aspartame is 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight.
Common combinations with aspartame
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- aspartame is 17×
- of aspartame 14×
- for aspartame 6×
- that aspartame 5×
- from aspartame 5×
- aspartame and 4×
- aspartame as 4×
- aspartame for 4×
- aspartame in 4×
- the aspartame 3×