Question

The sugar substitute aspartame is composed of two ________ acids. question 1 options:

Answer 1

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is added to food and beverages as a substitute to table sugar or sucrose. It is apparently 200 times sweet than sucrose. It is also more preferable especially in the food industry because its sweetness lasts longer than sucrose does. Aspartame is a methyl ester from two acidic amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine. It also constitute a small portion of methanol. The composition is 40% aspartic acid, 50% phenylalanine and 10% methanol. This compound was accidentally discovered by James Schlatter when he was trying to test an anti-ulcer drug.