Aspartame

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/aspartame

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. Who discovered Aspartame?

2. 2. What is the chemical name?

3. 3. What is the sweetness relative to sucrose?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Dipeptide

• Sucrose

• Phenylketonuria (PKU)

• IARC Classification

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.