Moderate concernSweetener
E950Acesulfame K
Acesulfame K is an artificial sweetener, about 200 times sweeter than sugar.
What the evidence says
- 1Associated with higher cancer risk in a large French cohort (observational)
- 2WHO advises against non-sugar sweeteners for weight control
Sources
In a PureScan score
An ingredient of moderate concern removes 20 points from the additives and ingredients part of the score. One caps a score at 65, two at 50, and three or more at 40. How we score