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Are there any health risks associated with artificial sweetener phenylalanine?
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You mean Equal?: Equal contains the Amino Acid phenylalanine. Phenylalanine by itself is not a sweetener. Phenylalanine is only harmful if you have phenylketonuria, a rare genetic disorder that runs in families.
Answered 6/24/2014
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