Table 1.

The major artificial sweeteners used in the food and pharmaceutical industry (Lindley, 2012; Chattopadhyay et al., 2014).

Sweetener	Sweetness index	E Number
Acesulfame	200 x	E 950
Aspartame	180–200 x	E 951
Cyclamate	30–50 x	E 952
Saccharin	300 x	E 954
Sucralose	600 x	E 955
Alitame	2000 x	E 956
Neotame	7,000–13,000 x	E 961
Advantame	20,000 x	E 969