Although zero-degree Coca-Cola contains no sugar, while ordinary Coca-Cola contains sugar, but zero-degree Coca-Cola does not contain sugar does not mean that it is not sweet. Its sweetness comes from a sweetener called aspartame.

The ingredients of Coca-Cola Zero generally include carbonated water, aspartame, pigment, phosphoric acid, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate, essence and caffeine. In Chinese mainland's formula, there is sucrose.

Aspartame is a common food additive and a very safe low-calorie sweetener.

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Aspartame was discovered by JamesM.Schlatter in 1965. This chemist works in G.D. Searle &; Company work. When synthesizing and making drugs to inhibit ulcers, he accidentally licked his fingers and found that aspartame was sweet. Because aspartame is about 200 times sweeter than ordinary sugar and contains less calories than ordinary sucrose; One gram of aspartame has about 4 kilocalories.

However, the amount of aspartame needed to make people feel sweet is so small that the calories contained in it can be ignored, so it is widely used as a substitute for sucrose. The taste of aspartame is different from that of ordinary sucrose. Compared with sugar, the sweetness of aspartame can be delayed and last for a long time, but some consumers find it unacceptable, so some consumers don't like to use sugar substitutes.

If acesulfame acid is mixed with aspartame, the taste may be more like sugar.

Aspartame is a natural functional oligosaccharide, which does not cause dental caries, has pure sweetness, low hygroscopicity and no stickiness. Does not cause obvious increase of blood sugar, and is suitable for diabetics. China's regulations can be used for cakes, biscuits, bread, mixed wine, ice cream, popsicles, drinks, sweets, and the dosage is according to the needs of normal production.

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Coca-Cola Zero-Baidu Encyclopedia