As sweet as? Detecting aspartame in a table-top sweetener

Use hydrolysis and chromatography to find aspartame in your table-top sweetener. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Sugar alternatives are a popular ingredient in food, how can we detect the presence of aspartame specifically?

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