Safety Facts and Side Effects About Neotame
Neotame, CAS# 165450-17-9, is a artificial sweetener manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as white powder with no odor. Neotame is widely used as sweetener as it is between 7,000 and 13,000 times sweeter than sucrose. It is widely accepted as safe food additive in many countries with E number E961.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Neotame that consumers need to know? Let's check out some basic facts about this ingredient.
GRAS Exemptions: Yes
Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Neotame is perfectly safe for using as food additives.
Suggested Dosage
Ingestion of Neotame in large quantity may hurt our health, please follow the guideline of using Neotame: ADI 0-2 mg/kg bw
Special Groups Precaution
Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Neotame could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Neotame in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Neotame for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
General Side Effects
No significant side effects of neotame are reported.
Reported Health Issues
No health issues about Neotame reported up to now.
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Neotame one of the popular food additives and ingredients in most countries, As a professional Neotame suppliers, Foodchem International Corporation has been supplying and exporting Neotame from China for almost 10 years,This application file is based on limited review of Foodchem International Corporation. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about Neotame or want to report new applications of Neotame to us.please feel free to send emails to us inquiry@foodchem.cn , we will reply you within 1 working day.
