Table 1. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved artificial sweeteners, their sweetness compared to table sugar, common side effects, and associated cancer risk.

*: Few studies suggest an association with cancer risk in rodents, but not humans.

**: Sweetness compared to table sugar.

Artificial sweetener	FDA approval	Sweetness**	Cancer risk
Aspartame	1974	200	None*
Saccharin	1977	300	None
Acesulfame potassium	1988	200	None
Sucralose	1998	600	None
Neotame	2002	7,000–13,000	None
Advantame	2014	20,000	None