Aspartame sweetener. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of Aspartame, an artificial sweetening food additive. Aspartame is a registered trademark

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Aspartame sweetener. Polarised light micrograph of crystals of Aspartame, an artificial sweetening food additive. Aspartame is a registered trademark for L-alpha-Aspartyl-L-phenylalanine Methyl Ester, and is also known under the NutraSweet trade name. Its main uses are in canned drinks and foods, and as a consumer-added sweetener in the form of tablets and granules. Magnification x5 at 35mm size.

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Size: 3603px × 2480px
Photo credit: © SIDNEY MOULDS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: artificial, aspartam, aspartame, food, foods, foodstuff, foodstuffs, micro, nutrasweet, sweetener