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Aspartame, the much-debated artificial sweetener
Aspartame has a similar level of energy to sugar -- one gram has around four calories -- but it is around 200 times sweeter.
Aspartame is added to soft drinks, chewing gum, sweets, jelly, yoghurts, dairy products, cough drops, toothpaste and store-bought desserts./Getty images
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
The artificial sweetener aspartame, which is consumed by millions every day as a sugar substitute in products such as diet soft drinks, has long been the topic of