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ILLUSTRATION,,Twp; CHART CAPTION:FACTS ABOUT SWEETENERS Sweetener: Saccharin (Sweet'N Low) Sweetness+: 300X Acceptable Daily Intake: 17 mg per kilogram of body weight FDA Status: Use with warning label approved until 1997 Manufacturer: PMC Specialties Group Sweetener: Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal) Sweetness+: 180X Acceptable Daily Intake: 50 mg/kilogram of body weight FDA Status: Approved 1981 Manufacturer: The NutraSweet Co. Sweetener: Acesulfame-K (Sunette, Sweet One) Sweetness+: 200X Acceptable Daily Intake: 15 mg/kilogram of body weight FDA Status: Approved 1988 Manufacturer: Hoechst Celanese Corp. Sweeteners That Have Petitions Pending With FDA Sweetener: Cyclamate Sweetness+: 30X Acceptable Daily Intake: Not available FDA Status: Resubmitted 1982 Manufacturer: Abbott Laboratories Sweetener: Alitame Sweetness+: 2,000X Acceptable Daily Intake: NA FDA Status: Submitted 1986 Manufacturer: Pfizer, Inc. Sweetener: Sucralose Sweetness+: 600X Acceptable Daily Intake: NA FDA Status: Submitted 1987 Manufacturer: Johnson & Johnson/McNeil Specialty Products + How many times the substance is sweeter than sugar. One kilogram equals 2.2 pounds.
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