aspartame (redirected from Aspartam)

aspartame /as·par·tame/ (ah-spahr´tam) (as´pahr-tam?) an artificial sweetener about 200 times as sweet as sucrose and used as a low-calorie sweetener.

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as·par·tame (spr-tm, -spär-)

n.

A low-calorie, artificial sweetening agent derived from aspartic acid.

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aspartame (as´prtām),

n brand name: NutriSweet, a low-calorie sweetening agent about 200 times as sweet as sucrose.

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aspartame

a synthetic compound of two amino acids (l-aspartyl-l-phenylalanine o-methyl ester) used as sweetener in low-calorie drinks. It is 180 times as sweet as sucrose (table sugar); the amount equal in sweetness to a teaspoon of sugar contains 0.1 calorie.

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aspartame Nutrasweet^® An artificial sweetener/ester of aspartic acid and phenylalanine; it may be safer than saccharin except in Pts with phenylketonuria Adverse reactions Rare, with large amounts–mild depression, headaches, insomnia, loss of motor control, nausea, seizures, etc, and possibly brain cancer. See Artificial sweeteners. Cf Aspartate, Cyclamate.