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Artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols

Is acesulfame potassium clean?

No. Our rubric flags acesulfame potassium under artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols (evidence: mixed). Linked with higher cancer risk in a large French cohort; animal cancer studies were criticized as inadequate.

Artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols Mixed
Penalty 20 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Linked with higher cancer risk in a large French cohort; animal cancer studies were criticized as inadequate.

Source: Debras C et al., Artificial sweeteners and cancer risk: NutriNet-Santé cohort, PLOS Medicine (2022)

Also on labels as

acesulfame k, ace-k, e950

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

Related ingredients

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.