Qualities EuropeIngredient Glycyrrhizin
Relative Sweetness 5,000–10,000
Original Source Licorice root
Date of Commercialization Traditional
Notable Qualities
Ingredient Aspartame
Relative Sweetness 18,000
Original Source Amino acids (modified)
Date of Commercialization 1970s
Notable
QualitiesNot stable at cooking
temperaturesIngredient Acesulfame K
Relative Sweetness 20,000
Original Source Synthetic
Date of Commercialization 1980s
Notable
QualitiesStable at cooking
temperatures