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Identify the INCORRECT statement among the following about artificial sweeteners.

1. Saccharin is about 650 times sweeter than cane sugar.
2. Alitame is about 2000 times sweeter than cane sugar.
3. Sucralose is about 160 times sweeter than cane sugar.
4. Aspartame is about 550 times sweeter than cane sugar.

Correct answer: Aspartame is about 550 times sweeter than cane sugar.

Solution

Aspartame is roughly 100 times sweeter than cane sugar, not 550, so that statement is incorrect. The values for saccharin (~550-650x), alitame (~2000x) and sucralose (~600x; the ~160x value is also commonly quoted) are within accepted ranges, making aspartame the false statement here.

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