Aspartame is a natural functional oligosaccharide with high sweetness, not easy to dissolve, not caries, and can be eaten by diabetic patients, as the most common artificial sweeteners used today.  Aspartame, because of its extremely low calories and high sweetness, can be added to beverages, pharmaceutical products or sugar-free gum as a sugar substitute. Aspartame has been evaluated by the FDA, WHO(world health organization), AHA(American Heart Organization) as safe. 

• Appearance: White powder
  
• Solubility: Sparingly soluble or slightly soluble in water and in ethanol (96 per cent)
  
• Stability: Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.