Category Archives: Methanol

Aspartame is Carcinogenic?

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The current obesity epidemic has increased the popularity of artificial sweeteners and the food manufacturers have not been slow to expand their use. In particular, the popularity of aspartame (L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester) sweetened beverages has increased in recent decades. Aspartame … Continue reading →

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Aspartame Digestion

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Aspartame (3-amino-N-(α-carboxyphenylethyl) succinamic acid, N-methyl ester), is a methyl ester of the dipeptide aspartyl-phenylalanine (figure 1). Aspartame is used as a sweetening agent in  many foods on account of the fact that is roughly 180 times sweeter than table sugar … Continue reading →

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Methanol Production by Colonic Microflora

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Methanol is of interest to nutritional scientists because it is metabolised in the body to formate, high plasma concentrations of which can lead to metabolic acidosis and blindness. While methanol is a metabolic toxin, it is present naturally in a … Continue reading →

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