# Why don't we hear about artificial sweetener acesulfame potassium?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 30, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-hear-about-artificial-sweetener-acesulfame-potassium/783328 "2017-03-30T02:47:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-hear-about-artificial-sweetener-acesulfame-potassium/783328/21 "2017-04-01T20:12:46Z")

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Aspartame is prohibited for people who have to restrict their consumption of the amino acid phenylalanine, like those with PKU or pregnant women who have the gene. It’s toxic to them; acesulfame is not an issue for them.

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