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Among the following artificial sweeteners, which one has the greatest sweetness relative to cane sugar (sucrose)?

1. Saccharin
2. Alitame
3. Aspartame
4. Sucralose

Correct answer: Alitame

Solution

Alitame is about 2000 times sweeter than cane sugar, exceeding saccharin (~550x), aspartame (~100x) and sucralose (~600x), so it has the highest sweetness value.

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