| 单词 | aspartame |
| 释义 | aspartame (once / 187609 pages) n Aspartame is an artificial sweetener. If you're avoiding sugar, you might try adding aspartame to your coffee. Aspartame may sound like asparagus, but it's much sweeter: super sweet, in fact. The main purpose of aspartame is to sweeten things as an alternative to sugar. Since aspartame has no calories, that's attractive to people trying to lose weight. People with conditions such as diabetes also need to avoid sugar. Aspartame is found in sugar substitutes at the coffee shop as well as in many diet foods and drinks. Just how healthy aspartame is remains a subject for debate. WORD FAMILYaspartame USAGE EXAMPLESWhen PepsiCo tried to fix Diet Pepsi last year by swapping aspartame for sucralose, another artificial sweetener, the sales plunge accelerated. Wall Street Journal(Dec 11, 2016) About 42% said they avoid aspartame, the most common artificial sweetener in diet sodas. Wall Street Journal(Jul 21, 2016) Last week, after plummeting sales and complaints from the Diet Pepsi devotees, the company said it will bring back Diet Pepsi with aspartame in September. Wall Street Journal(Jul 07, 2016) n an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener Hyper sweetener, sweetening something added to foods to make them taste sweeter |
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