I don't know if you have been brushed by the hot search of aspartame in the past two days? Food additives in our daily life is also very common, food additives is put in the food, increase the food color and flavor of the substance, in which there is an additive called aspartame, Reuters latest report: WHO next month may be aspartame carcinogenic ratings of the new statement! So what exactly is aspartame? Why is it classified as a 'probable carcinogen'? What foods do we eat that have it in them? Let's find out more about it next.

First, what is aspartame?

Aspartame, scientifically known as aspartyl phenylalanine methyl ester, is an important sweetener. It is widely used in pharmaceutical processing and food processing, where safety is important. Although some of the sweeteners on the market have been replaced by fructose syrup and other relatively safe sweeteners such as aspartame, it is still widely used, especially in overdose, may affect the safety of people's lives.

1. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener, mainly used in food, belongs to a kind of food additives. Aspartame is a sweetener that is sweeter than regular sugar, and can increase the sweetness of food, but is not as calorie-rich as sucrose, so it has always been widely used in food, such as cakes, cookies, beverages and ice-cream, etc., and Coca-Cola Zero has also used aspartame as a sweetener.

2. Aspartame is mainly composed of two components, aspartic acid and phenylalanine, so aspartame can be absorbed quickly in the body like protein. Aspartame has passed safety tests in more than 70 countries since it was developed. This shows that although aspartame is a sweetener, it is safer, so it has been widely used.

There are many food sweeteners, but aspartame is one of the most widely used. But excessive intake of sweets can also have a bad effect on the body, so not only ordinary cane sugar or sweeteners, partners should still be careful to eat in moderation!

Two,Why is aspartame designated as a 'probable carcinogen'?

Since the discovery of aspartame, its safety has not been affirmed by most countries. The safety of aspartame has been evaluated from five aspects: acute toxicity, genotoxicity, reproductive developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, chronic toxicity, and carcinogenicity, and the results of the studies show that:

①The acute toxicity classification criteria for aspartame are practically non-toxic.

②The results of genotoxicity experiments showed that aspartame had no adverse effects on the conception rate and early or late embryonic mortality in rats, and no aberrant effects on the chromosomes of bone marrow cells and spermatogonial chromosomes in rats were found.

③The results of reproductive developmental toxicity experiments showed that high doses of aspartame had no embryotoxic and teratogenic effects on rat, rabbit and chicken embryos.

④Neurotoxicity studies of aspartame found no significant relationship between aspartame intake and neurobehavioral disorders and symptoms.

⑤Chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity studies found no causal relationship between aspartame intake and the development of brain tumors.

In short, there is no need to panic about aspartame causing cancer. After all, aspartame is allowed to be used in more than 90 countries around the world, and has been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Food Safety Authority, and the WHO's Committee on Food Additives for food safety, and the results of these evaluations have shown that it is safe for use within a reasonable range.

Despite the official assessment that aspartame has no carcinogenic effect on animals, the United Nations Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) evaluated the safety of aspartame in 1980 and 1993, respectively, and formulated the upper limit of its permissible daily intake of 40 mg/kg, which was recognized by the European Union's Scientific Committee on Food (SCF). And it is known that a typical low-calorie drink contains about 180 mg of aspartame per can (335 ml). In other words, it is safe for an adult weighing 50 kg to consume 10 cans of aspartame-containing beverages per day. Still, consumers are advised not to consume too much food containing aspartame.

Third, what foods do we usually eat that have aspartame?

Today, we have organized some of the daily life contains aspartame snacks, we usually buy when you can also look at the packaging of the ingredient list to see for themselves, which potato chips, chewing gum? The four main categories of aspartame-containing snacks are aspartame, plums, and soft drinks. The four categories contain aspartame most, we can mine their own?

1, puffed potato chips

Puffed food is to grain, potato or beans as the main raw material, using puffing process such as baking, frying, microwave or extrusion made into a significantly larger volume, with a certain degree of puffing of a crispy tissue, aroma, style of leisure food. Potato chips such as Ritz potato chips, potato wish, ah potato, Chito pea crisp, Pepsi potato chips in the ingredient list contain aspartame.

2, carbonated soft drinks

Carbonated beverages are made of carbon dioxide filled with liquid drinks, its main ingredients are sugar, coloring, spices, etc., in addition to calories, there is no nutrition. Carbonated drinks are essential food in people's daily life. In the hot summer, they are often used to cool down the heat, and they are also a must-have at the dinner table. They are popular among the public because of their sweet taste. For example, Coca-Cola, Salty Buddy, Daiyao, Pepsi and other carbonated beverages have aspartame in them.

3, mouth-flavored soft candy

Chewing gum is a natural gum or glycerin resin as the basis for the colloid, adding syrup, peppermint, sweeteners, and other blending pressed into a kind of sugar for people to put into their mouths to chew. It is a kind of sugar that is very popular among people all over the world. It can be eaten and played with, and is loved by children and young people. At the same time, it has also become the new favorite of most young people to play cool and fashionable. For example, Green Arrow, Mentos, Dazzle Mai and other chewing gum contain aspartame.

4, juice drinks

Juice drinks are fruit as raw materials through physical methods such as pressing, centrifugation, extraction, etc. to get the juice products, generally refers to the pure fruit juice or 100% fruit juice. Fruit juice is divided into clarified juice and turbid juice according to its form. For example, Huiyuan Orange Juice, Pan Pan Honey, Youjin Apple Cider Vinegar, and Peopeo contain aspartame in their ingredient lists.

5, snack biscuits

Biscuits are a common snack, as a snack or added to the diet, easy to eat and easy to carry, has become an indispensable daily life of a casual snack products. For example, aspartame is contained in the ingredient list of Tus Banana Biscuits, Idle Fun Pancakes, Bacchus Flavors, and Chuji Protein Bars.

6, candied plums

Sweet and sour candied fruit, can be said to be a fashionable item for all ages and time periods. From childhood, candied fruit is a snack, nowadays is also a daily necessity, sleepy to a, refreshing; car to a, to prevent motion sickness; before a meal, to help appetizing; after a meal, to promote digestion; but also a variety of homemade appetizing desserts. For example, Jia Bao Han, Lai Yi Shuang, Hua Wei Heng and other ingredients list also has aspartame.

7, lactic acid drinks

Lactic acid drinks are divided into fermented and blended two kinds. Fermented lactic acid drinks are made from fermented milk and are fermented. Blended lactic acid drinks, on the other hand, are prepared with milk, water, sugar, citric acid or lactic acid and are not fermented. Lactic acid drinks contain very little protein, calcium, etc., and are mostly formulated with lactic acid bacteria, flavoring agents and trace elements. For example, Mengniu Real Fruit, Weigang Strawberry, Yue Power, and Yuluduo also have aspartame in their ingredient lists.

8, other foods

Other foods such as Dogtooth Potpourri, Hi Eat Home, Joyful Home Canned Foods, AGF Instant, etc. also have aspartame in the ingredient list.

Don't know, a check shocked, we usually eat most of the snacks and drinks inside the aspartame, but if the family has stocked up on potato chips soda? Still can eat drops, do not need excessive anxiety ha. We want to eat any snacks in the future, first use the "sugar check" to check the ingredient list, to avoid unwanted additives! I hope you can buy the ingredients of healthy snacks

These are some of the knowledge of aspartame, in short, aspartame is carcinogenic, we do not need to be overly panicked, all the things aside from the measurement of toxicity are? rogue. Alcohol? , binlang, processed meat? (sausage and ham, bacon) and so on are a class of ai substances Oh, but usually do not see people drink less or eat less, so it is not so scary, but still do not recommend that you eat too much artificial sweetener food!