2011 Science & Technology - Biochemistry

Aspartame is as sweet as table sugar, but unlike table sugar, it is not readily oxidized in hurnan body due to lack of requisite enzymes
When aspartame is used in food processing, the sweet taste remains, but it becomes resistant to oxida- tion
Aspartame is as sweet as sugar, but after ingestion into the body, it is converted into metabolites that yield no calories
Aspartame is several times sweeter than table sugar, hence food items made with small quantities of aspartame yield fewer calories on oxidation

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