Table 1.
Acceptable daily intake (ADI) of non-nutritive sweeteners from the Joint Commission on Food Additives of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization and representative amount of sweetener in a 12-oz can of diet soda [from (20)].
| Sweetener | ADI (mg/kg bw/day) | ADI of sweetener based on 70 kg bw (mg) | Representative amount of sweetener in 12-oz (354 ml) soda (mg) | Sweetener concentration in 12-oz soda (mM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucralose | 15 | 1,050 | 68 | 0.48 |
| Aspartame | 40 | 2,800 | 187 | 1.79 |
| ACEK | 15 | 1,050 | 40 (blended with aspartame) | 0.56 |
| Rebaudioside A | 4 | 280 | 17 | 0.05 |