SHEET /m/aspartame · PubChem CID 134601 · CAS 22839-47-0 · REV 2026.07
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Aspartame
from sourceC14H18N2O5 · 294.3 g/mol
Asp-phe-ome · Dipeptide sweetener · Equal · Nutrasweet
What is Aspartame?
The sweetener in blue packets and most diet sodas, about 200 times sweeter than sugar. It is a dipeptide, so it carries a phenylalanine warning label. Found in tabletop sweetener, diet soda, sugar free gum, and soft drinks. from source
CategorySweetener
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
COC(=O)[C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)O)NWhere you'll find it
Tabletop Sweetenerwhat else is in it →Diet Sodawhat else is in it →Sugar Free Gumwhat else is in it →Soft drinkswhat else is in it →
Curated by MoleculeFinder from source
Signature properties
Sweetness200× sugarfrom source
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Where Aspartame leads
Compare with
Aspartame is roughly two hundred times sweeter than sugar, so a diet soda needs only a trace of it to match the sweetness of the ~40 grams of sugar in a regular can, with almost none of the calories.