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C14H25N3O4S Molar mass 331.431 Infobox references  Alitame is an
artificial sweetener developed by Pfizer in the early 1980s and
currently marketed in some countries under the brand name
Aclame.[1] 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. Neotame, developed by the
owners of the NutraSweet brand, is another.  Alitame has several
distinct advantages over aspartame. It is about 2000 times
sweeter than sucrose,[2] about 10 times sweeter than aspartame,
and has no aftertaste. Its half-life under hot or acidic
conditions is about twice as long as aspartame's, although some
other artificial sweeteners, including sac