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Diet Coke contains aspartame, which is 200 times sweeter than sugar. ... phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate (to protect taste), natural flavors, citric acid and caffeine.” By comparison ...
A 12-US-fluid-ounce (350 ml; 12 imp fl oz) can of diet soda contains 0.18 grams (0.0063 oz) of aspartame, and, for a 75-kilogram (165 lb) adult, it takes approximately 21 cans of diet soda daily to consume the 3.7 grams (0.13 oz) of aspartame that would surpass the FDA's 50 mg/kg of body weight ADI of aspartame from diet soda alone.
The ingredients in Diet Coke include carbonated water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid, potassium benzoate, natural flavors, citric acid and caffeine.
Aspartame, caffeine, and other additives Concerns about Diet Coke usually stem from worries about aspartame, an artificial sweetener that was labeled by the World Health Organization as a ...
Acceptable daily intake or ADI is a measure of the amount of a specific substance (originally applied for a food additive, later also for a residue of a veterinary drug or pesticide) in food or drinking water that can be ingested (orally) daily over a lifetime without an appreciable health risk. [1]
During their premarket review for all of the high-intensity sweeteners approved as food additives, the FDA established an ADI defined as an amount in milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day (mg/kg bw/d), indicating that a high-intensity sweetener does not cause safety concerns if estimated daily intakes are lower than the ADI. [49]
Diet cola (provided you don’t pick a caffeine-free version) contains about 50 mg of caffeine, says Mangano. That’s about half as much as what you’ll find in a cup of coffee.
Aspartame – artificial sweetener; Aspartame-acesulfame salt – artificial sweetener; Astaxanthin – color; Avocado oil – used a substitute for olive oil. Also used in cosmetics and skin care products. Azodicarbonamide – flour bleaching agent. Also used in the production of foamed plastics and the manufacture of gaskets.