Safety Facts and Side Effects About Aspartame
Aspartame, CAS# 22839-47-0, is a organic compound manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as WHITE GRANULAR OR POWDER. Aspartame is widely used as sweeteners. with E number E951.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Aspartame that consumers need to know? Let’s check out some basic facts about this ingredient.
GRAS EXEMPTIONS: YES
Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Aspartame is perfectly safe for using as food additives.
SUGGESTED DOSAGE
Ingestion of Aspartame in large quantity may hurt our health, please follow the guideline of using Aspartame: ADI 0-40 mg/kg bw
SPECIAL GROUPS PRECAUTION
Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Aspartame could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Aspartame in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Aspartame for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
GENERAL SIDE EFFECTS
Aspartame is safe when ingested in normal quantity. It can cause Eye and Vision Abnormalities, Difficulty Breathing, Headache and Dizziness and even Seizures in specific groups of individuals.
REPORTED HEALTH ISSUES
No health issues about Aspartame reported up to now.
RELATED RESEARCH
1. A review of the genotoxic and carcinogenic effects of aspartame: does it safe or not? [Cytotechnology. 2014 Feb 8]
Author: Y?lmaz S, U?ar A.
2. One on one. Is aspartame safe to use? [Mayo Clin Womens Healthsource. 2001 Jan]
Author: [No authors listed]
3. Aspartame: ensuring safe intake levels in children. [J Am Diet Assoc. 1990 Mar]
Author: [No authors listed]
4. Saccharin and aspartame: are they safe to consume during pregnancy? [J Reprod Med. 1988 Aug]
Author: Nabors LO.
5. Is it safe to consume aspartame during pregnancy? A review. Nutrition update. [Diabetes Educ. 1986 Spring]
Author: Franz M.
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