You don’t have to freak out about aspartame in your diet soda
www.theverge.com
Aspartame being a possible carcinogen doesn’t mean what you think.

“The IARC will reportedly classify aspartame as a possible carcinogen. But this isn’t a food safety agency, and the context matters.”

  • 📛MavenEnglish
    11•1 year ago

    It is. They’ve done research and found that basically all artificial sweeteners have a genetic component. For me personally, stevia tastes like soapy bitter lawn clippings, while aspartame and sucralose taste basically normal. A few of my old standby drink mixes swapped to stevia a couple years ago, and I instantly noticed and couldn’t finish them.

    • KaleEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Ace-K is my favorite tasting low calorie sweetener. Diet coke from a fountain dispenser is Ace-K and aspartame mix, while bottled is only aspartame.