Non-Nutritive Sweeteners

Comparison of Intense Sweeteners with Sugar

PROPERTIES	ASPARTAME	ACESULFAME K	SODIUM CYCLAMATE	SODIUM SACCHARIN	SUGAR	NEOTAME	SUCRALOSE
Relative Sweetness compared to sugar	200	200	30	500	1	8000	600
Taste	High quality rounded sweetness, even at high concentrations.	Rapid onset, good quality at low levels, bitter note at high levels.	Rounded at low levels, chemical taste at high levels.	Rapid onset, bitter note at moderate levels.	High quality rounded sweetness	Clean, sugar-like taste	Good quality sugar-like taste
Solubility (ambient) g/100 ml water	Moderate, 1 g/100 ml	Good, 27 g/100 ml	Good, 20 g/100 ml	High, 83 g/100 ml	Very High, 200 g/100 ml	Moderate 1.3g/100ml	Good 27g/100ml
Stability	Good in dry form. Stability affected by pH extremes and high temperatures.	Good in storage and under pH, heat and shear conditions.	Good in storage and under pH, heat and shear conditions.	Good in storage and under pH, heat and shear conditions.	Good in storage, pH sensitive.	Good in dry form. Stability affected by pH extremes.	Good in storage and under pH, heat and shear conditions.
South African Approval	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Safety	Safe	Safe	Controversial, but approved.	Controversial, but approved.	Safe	Safe	Safe
ADI	50 mg/kg body weight	15 mg/kg body weight	11 mg/kg body weight	2.5 mg/kg body weight	Generally regarded as safe (G.R.A.S.)	2mg/kg body weight	15mg/kg body weight
Suitable for Diabetics	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	In moderation	Yes	Yes
Metabolised	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Non-cariogenic (tooth friendly)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Kilojoule Value (kJ)	0,1 kJ is equivalent to 1 g sugar replaced	None	None	None	17 kJ/g	None	None

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