Sweet'N Low sweetener. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of crystals of Sweet'N Low artificial sweetener. This sweetener uses a mixture of A

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Sweet'N Low sweetener. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of crystals of Sweet'N Low artificial sweetener. This sweetener uses a mixture of Aspartame and Acesulfame-K to mimic the taste of sugar (sucrose). Aspartame is a source of phenylalanine, so products must carry a warning as people with the disease phenylketonuria (PKU) are unable to metabolise this amino acid.

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Photo credit: © THOMAS DEERINCK, NCMIR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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