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ASPARTAME
See: ASPARTAME-ACESULFAME SALT
INS: 951
Chemical names: N-L-alpha-ASPARTYL-L-PHENYLALANINE-1-METHYL ESTER; 3-AMINO-N-(alpha-CARBOMETHOXY-PHENETHYL)-SUCCINAMIC ACID
Synonyms: ASPARTYL PHENYLALANINE METHYL ESTER
Functional class: SWEETENING AGENT; FLAVOUR ENHANCER
Latest evaluation: 1981
ADI: 0-40 mg/kg bw
Report: TRS 669-JECFA 25/27
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/192 (METALS LIMITS) (2001)
Tox monograph: FAS 16-JECFA 25/28
Previous status: 1981, FNP 19-JECFA 25/23. R; COMPENDIUM/161
1980, TRS 653-JECFA 24/20, FNP 17-JECFA 24/10, FAS 15-JECFA 24/18. 0-40 (ADI FOR DIKETOPIPERAZINE-IMPURITY FOUND IN ASPARTAME: 0-7.5) FU. R
1979, TRS 648-JECFA 23/31. DECISION POSTPONED. S
1977, TRS 617-JECFA 21/23. DECISION POSTPONED. NO. S,T
1976, TRS 599/FNS 1-JECFA 20/10, FAS 11/FNS 1B-JECFA 20/4. DECISION POSTPONED. NO. N,T
1975, NMRS 55/TRS 576-JECFA 19/21. NO ADI. NO. O
 
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    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Aspartame (WHO Food Additives Series 15)
       Aspartame (WHO Food Additives Series 16)