Sugar—sweet, satisfying, and everywhere. From fresh fruit and honey to processed table sugar and drinks, it sneaks into ...

It may be found as a standalone sweetener (it accounts for nearly 75% of artificial sweetener sales in the United States) or in many prepared food and beverage products. Aspartame vs. sugar ...

Aspartame contains 4 calories per gram, but it is up to 200 times sweeter than sugar and so very small amounts are needed, which means it contributes a negligible number of calories to the diet.

Because of this, aspartame often used in diet sodas to cut down on calories. But in April 2015 PepsiCo announced that it will no longer use aspartame in Diet Pepsi, amid popular concern that ...

Aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in diet sodas, chewing gum, yogurt and other food products, is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at the existing daily ...