Organic Compounds In Everyday Life

Sweetener

Common Chemical/ Compound Name

IUPAC NAME

Structure of the compound

Chemical Formula

The functional groups that are found in Aspartame

Discovery of Aspartame

Two Physical Properties

Two Chemical Properties

Uses for artificial sweeteners

The Risks and Benefits of Aspartame

One big benefit of using sweetener on the food is they substitute for sugar, they provide sweet like sugar but it does not have many calories as sugar does. Sucralose, the sweetener present in the popular "yellow" sugar substitute, is not digested by the body. Your body's inability to digest sucralose may make it calorie-free, but that doesn't mean it's insignificant. Research performed by the Bio design Institute at Arizona State University shows that the sweetener accompanying your meal can make it all the way to your local waterway and groundwater without being altered. There have not been any health problems with people using sweeteners on their foods. People who can use

sweeteners are diabetics, pregnant or nursing women, and children. Artificial sweeteners have been the subject of intense scrutiny for decades. Critics of artificial sweeteners say that they cause a variety of health problems, including cancer. That's largely because of studies dating to the 1970s that linked saccharin to bladder cancer in laboratory rats. Because of those studies, saccharin once carried a warning label that it may be hazardous to your health.Artificial sweeteners are chemically altered sugar molecules, which do not occur in nature and as such, your liver does not recognize them as a natural source of nutrients. Consequently artificial sweeteners are regarded as toxin by the liver and it attempts to flush them out of your system as waste. The more "toxic" substances you consume, the more your bile is hampered processing fats, which, in turn, leads to the inability to lose weight or even weight gain. Another side effect of artificial sweeteners is an increase in appetite.Artificial sweeteners are generally regarded as safe when used appropriately. The official position of the American Dietetic Association is that nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners are safe as long as one’s diet follows the current federation recommendations for nutrition. Some specific artificial sweeteners must be used cautiously by certain groups of people polyols and aspartame.

Methyl Ester, Phenylalanine & Aspartic Acid.

Aspartame

N-(L-a-Aspartyl)-L phenylalanine, 1-methyl ester

Artificial sweeteners are attractive alternatives to sugar because they add virtually no calories to your diet. In addition, you need only a fraction compared with the amount of sugar you would normally use for sweetness. Artificial sweeteners are widely used in processed foods, including baked goods, soft drinks, powdered drink mixes, candy, puddings, canned foods, jams and jellies, dairy products, and scores of other foods and beverages. They are also popular for home use. Some can even be used in baking or cooking. Some artificial sweeteners may leave an aftertaste. You may need to experiment with artificial sweeteners to find one or a combination that you enjoy most.

A medical researcher working in the United States by the name of James Schlatter discovered the sweetness of Aspartame in 1965. Schlatter was working with amino acids, looking for a new treatment for ulcers. When he licked his finger to pick up a piece of paper he tasted a sweet attractive flavour. James Schlatter had the chance of the first taste of aspartame, which helped him create a product that would revolutionize the category of “sweetener” for individuals and food companies. Since that time aspartame as been a popular sweetener and very high valued. It also becomes a very high valued ingredient among people with diabetes because it literally changed their lives, allowing them to enjoy foods that are sweet and tasty with ingesting sugar.

The melting point for Aspartame is between the temperatures of 246-247 Celsius.

Aspartame decomposes at its boiling point

C14H18N2O5

Aspartame has a molar mass of 294.3g/mol

Aspartame is soluble in water with an easily soluble property.