aspartame
n.
an artificial sweetener containing an aspart ic acid peptide, ( C14H18N2O5 ); it is 160 times sweeter than sucrose (cane sugar) and is used as a calorie-free sweetener. Chemically it is N-L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester . It is sold also under the trade name Equal .
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