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The following chart highlights potential calorie savings from products sweetened with aspartame versus their traditional counterparts.

Product

Traditional (kcal)

Aspartame-sweetened (kcal)

Carbonated beverage (12 oz.)

150

0

Low-calorie tabletop sweetener
(equivalent to 2 tsp. of sugar)

32

0

Gelatin dessert (4 oz.)

80

10

Pudding (4 oz.)

160

80

Cheesecake (1/16)

220

158

 

 
 
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