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Oh dear, thanks Col I had not remembered that, I was doing the ham in coke at Christmas and automatically thought I would sub it for diet, forgot about the aspartame thing.
I cooked yesterdays with a little bit of water, not much and a veg stock cube as I did not have any diet coke in, thanks for the reminder :ashamed0005:
I cooked yesterdays with a little bit of water, not much and a veg stock cube as I did not have any diet coke in, thanks for the reminder :ashamed0005:
Good morning,
always best to do some research before speading 'advice'.
The methanol produced by the metabolism of aspartame is absorbed and quickly converted into formaldehyde and then completely converted to formic acid.
The methanol from aspartame is unlikely to be a safety concern for several reasons. The amount of methanol in aspartame is less than that found in fruit juices and citrus fruits, and there are other dietary sources for methanol such as beverages. Therefore, the amount of methanol produced from aspartame is likely to be less than that from natural sources. With regards to formaldehyde, it is rapidly converted in the body, and the amounts of formaldehyde from the metabolism of aspartame is trivial when compared to the amounts produced routinely by the human body and from other foods and drugs.
always best to do some research before speading 'advice'.
The methanol produced by the metabolism of aspartame is absorbed and quickly converted into formaldehyde and then completely converted to formic acid.
The methanol from aspartame is unlikely to be a safety concern for several reasons. The amount of methanol in aspartame is less than that found in fruit juices and citrus fruits, and there are other dietary sources for methanol such as beverages. Therefore, the amount of methanol produced from aspartame is likely to be less than that from natural sources. With regards to formaldehyde, it is rapidly converted in the body, and the amounts of formaldehyde from the metabolism of aspartame is trivial when compared to the amounts produced routinely by the human body and from other foods and drugs.
Just to say that I agree that cooking with aspartame isn't a problem regarding the formaldehyde thing. As a chemist, I can assure you that the body breaks aspartame down into formaldehyde all by itself. As with everything, moderation is the key, so unless you are eating nothing but aspartame there is little issue.
Cook away
I think the ham/diet coke thing sounds great and might give it a go myself!
Cook away
I think the ham/diet coke thing sounds great and might give it a go myself!flutterbyuk25
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morrisons have 2 packs of Cadburys Light Chocolate Mousse for £2. There are 4 to a pack, and each tub is just 3 syns
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rumbletummy
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I just saw an advert on the telly for Mullerlights at Morrisons... I think it was something amazing like 12 for £2!
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pebbles67
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Went to asda yesterday in search of the cathedral city lighter offer for buy 1 get 2 free but I guess I was too late. They did have them on rollback though to £3 for the larger slab. I ended up getting an asda light mature slab and a Kerry low low 2 for £3. Worked out more weight than the cath city. Also got casserole packet sauces reduced at moment. Some are 33p or 5 for a £.
As far as I know, the cathedral city offer was Tesco's not ASDA - that's where I got mine anyway, think it may have expired by now though, not sure
