Alitame is an aspartic acid-containing dipeptide. Alitame has several distinct advantages over aspartame. It is about 2000 times sweeter than sucrose, about 10 times sweeter than aspartame, and has no aftertaste.

Function:
Like aspartame, alitame is an aspartic acid-containing dipeptide. Most dipeptides are not sweet, but the unexpected discovery of aspartame in 1965 led to a search for similar compounds that shared its sweetness.
Alitame is one such second-generation dipeptide sweetener. Alitame has several distinct advantages over aspartame.
 
Application:
1. Alitame is used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages.
2. Alitame is used to sweeten products such as drinks, candies, cookies, medicines, and toothpaste.