Aspartame has a refreshing sweetness, and it does not have the bitter or metallic aftertaste that artificial sweeteners usually have, which is an obvious advantage. In food and soft drinks, aspartame is usually 180 to 220 times sweeter than sucros

Aspartame has a synergistic effect on some food and beverage, especially on sour fruit flavors. According to the sensory evaluation, aspartame has better synergistic effect on natural flavors than synthetic flavors. This property can reduce the amount of aspartame and meet special demand of some products like chewing gum, whose sweetness can last four times longer than cane sugar.