Artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols

Is aspartame clean?

No. Our rubric flags aspartame under artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols (evidence: mixed). Classified as possibly carcinogenic by IARC in 2023 on limited evidence, while food regulators kept its acceptable intake.

Artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols Mixed

Penalty 20 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Classified as possibly carcinogenic by IARC in 2023 on limited evidence, while food regulators kept its acceptable intake.

Source: IARC Monographs volume 134 (2023): aspartame classified possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); JECFA kept the 40 mg/kg ADI

Also on labels as

e951

Low-FODMAP status

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

Related ingredients

Sucralose
Acesulfame potassium
Saccharin
Neotame
Advantame
Erythritol
Xylitol
Maltitol

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.