Aspartame

Aspartame is an E951 nutritional supplement, sugar substitute, sweetener of products.

As Аспартам в упаковкеchemical element aspartame represents methyl ether of dipeptide which includes amino acids: phenylalanine and aspartic acid.

E951 additive many times over surpasses sugar in tastes, its sweet taste is felt longer, but shown more slowly, than at sugar.

E951 additive collapses at a temperature of 30 °C therefore use of aspartame is possible only by production of those products which do not need to be subjected to heat treatment.

Aspartame has no smell, is dissolved in water.

Use of aspartame in the food industry

The basic purpose of E951 aspartame is production of soft sweet carbonated and not carbonated drinks, sugar substitute.

With aspartame make dietary drinks that is caused by its low caloric content, and products for diabetics. It is possible to meet E951 additive as a part of confectionery, chewing gum, lollipops.

In Russia aspartame as substitute of sugar can be on sale under such trademarks: "Enzimologa", "NutraSweet", "Ajinomoto", "Aspamiks", "Miwon".

Harm of aspartame

Harm of aspartame is that after hit in a human body it breaks up therefore not only amino acids, but also methanol, and this already harmful toxic are emitted. Naturally, the aspartame dosage is of great importance. In Russia the norm – 50 mg affects kilogram of weight of the person a day. In the countries of Europe this norm is less – 40 mg on kilogram of weight of the person a day.

The feature of the use of E951 aspartame allowing to lead to its overdose is that at the drinks containing this additive, the unpleasant aftertaste forcing to wash down again and again it with sweet water. At the same time it is noted that the water sweetened with aspartame does not satisfy thirst that also forces consumers to drink a large number of the drinks containing E951.

It is proved that the use of low-calorie drinks and products as a part of which instead of sugar there is its substitute aspartame after all can lead to increase in weight.

Aspartame can do harm to those who suffer from a fenilketonuriya – the disease connected with disturbance of exchange of amino acids, in particular, of phenylalanine which as it was already told, enters a chemical formula of aspartame.

At Аспартам — заменитель сахараabuse aspartame can cause side effects: headaches, including migraine, a ring in ears, a depression, sleeplessness, an allergy, spasms, joint pains, numbness of legs, memory loss, dizziness, spasms, causeless concern. In general there are about 90 symptoms which E951 additive, and most of them – neurologic can cause.

The long use of drinks and products with aspartame can become the reason of manifestation of symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Such side effects of aspartame are reversible, but the main thing is in time to establish the reason of disease state and to stop the use of nutritional supplement. Cases when they after restriction of amount of E951 additive with sick multiple sclerosis were returned sight, hearing are known, the ring in ears disappeared.

It is considered also that the overdose of aspartame can become the reason of development of a system lupus erythematosus.

Pregnant women cannot abuse aspartame as it is already proved that additive causes fruit malformations.

Despite such serious side effects, aspartame within norm it is allowed for the use as nutritional supplement in Russia.

And can tell those people who feel the symptoms described above that there is it against the background of the use of the sweet carbonated drinks and products sweetened with aspartame it is recommended to report about it to the attending physician and for verification of the diagnosis to exclude such products from the menu.

 
 
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