Aspartame

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener often used in foods and drinks and in slimming products. Aspartame may be by its number E951, but the sentence ‘contains aspartame (source of phenylalanine)’ must be mentionned for people suffering from phenylketonuria. Anyone else may consume products containing aspartame, taking into account the recommended daily intake of 40mg/kg body weight.