Acesulfame potassium is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an alternative sweetener. More than 90 studies have been done that show it's safe to use.

It’s about 200 times sweeter than table sugar, but acesulfame potassium has a sour reputation. Also known as acesulfame K or Ace-K, the ingredient is a calorie-free sweetener found in sugar-free ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved six for use as food additives: saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame potassium (also known as acesulfame-K or Ace-K), sucralose, neotame and advantame.

When looking at specific types of artificial sweeteners, aspartame and acesulfame potassium were the two culprits that seemed to drive this overall cancer risk: Aspartame: HR 1.15 (95% CI 1.03-1.28) ...

EFSA confirmed the assessment of acesulfame K involved a “comprehensive review of existing authorisations, evaluations and new scientific data”. The move comes after calls for the widely-used ...