Question
Chemistry Question on Chemistry in Everyday Life
Aspartame, the artificial sweetener is made by a dipeptide of the amino acids,
A
aspartic acid and phenylalanine
B
aspartic acid and glycine
C
alanine and glycine
D
aspartic acid and glutamic acid
Answer
aspartic acid and phenylalanine
Explanation
Solution
Aspartame is the most successful and widely used artificial sweetener. It is roughly 100 times as sweet as cane sugar. It is methyl ester of dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine. Use of aspartame is limited to cold foods and soft drinks because it is unstable at cooking temperature. Various artificial sweeteners are Aspartame, Alitame, Saccharin, Sucrolose etc.