advantame
Sign in to saveAlso known as advantame anhydrous, N-[N-[3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]-α-L-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester
Advantame is a non-caloric artificial sweetener and aspartame analog by Ajinomoto. By mass, it is about 20,000 times sweeter than sucrose and about 110 times sweeter than aspartame. It has no notable off-flavors when compared to sucrose and tastes sweet a bit longer than aspartame and is chemically more stable. It can be blended with many other natural and artificial sweeteners.
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Safety
- Sweetness
- Chemistry
- Metabolism
- History
- Notes
- References
- External links
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| Name = Advantame | ImageFile = Advantame Structural Formula V.1.svg | ImageClass = skin-invert-image | IUPACName = Methyl N-[3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]aspartylphenylalaninate | SystematicName = (3S)-3-{[3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]amino}-4-{[(2S)-1-methoxy-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino}-4-oxobutanoic acid | OtherNames = N-[N-[3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]-α-L-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester | Section1 = | Section2 = | Section3 = }}
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