Does anyone know if the aspartame used in diet coke with lime is filtered through bone char?

Question

Does anyone know if the aspartame used in diet coke with lime is filtered through bone char?

Answer 1

i'm not sure, but it's a terrible chemical that's really bad for you regardless of what it's filtered through.

Answer 2

Aspartame, as a chemical creation, does not use the same filtering process as  processed sugar.  Bone char is not used.

However, aspartame is tested on animals, so most vegans would probably avoid it.

Answer 3

They use animal to study the effect of aspartame, so vegans should avoid it because it was tested on animals.

below is a text from:

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/conten...

Animal studies in the 1970s found that rats could eat 4 grams of aspartame per kilogram of body weight without showing health problems. To be safe, the JECFA divided this dose by 100, and set the Acceptable Daily Intake of aspartame for humans at 40 milligrams per kilogram of body weight.

The FDA, now has stated that the acceptable daily intake of aspartame for humans is 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight.

This is equivalent to 3500 milligrams per day for a typical 70-kilogram (about 150 pounds) adult, far more than most adults take in daily. For comparison, a can of diet soft drink contains about 180 milligrams of aspartame . So a typical adult could drink 19 cans of diet soft drink each day before going over the recommended level. A 30-kilogram (66 pounds) child would have to drink more than 8 cans of diet soda daily to reach the ADI for aspartame.

Answer 4

FYI  aspartame is very bad stuff.  There are many studies and reports and books on the subject... its effects are like a mind altering drug, especially on children.   Avoid it.  Look into it.

Answer 5

Not likely.  But it is a suspected carcinogen.  Do they still sell diet coke with Splenda?  That would be a better choice health-wise.