| abstract |
Novel dipeptide derivatives, such as N-3,3-dimethylbutyl-α-L-aspartyl-α-methyl-L-phenylalaninenmethyl ester and N-3,3-dimethylbutyl-α-L-aspartyl-α-methyl-L-tyrosinenmethyl ester, and sweetening agents comprising, as the activeningredient, anyone of the derivatives and their salts, being low-calorie sweeteningnagents which are excellent in stability, safety and degree of sweetness, arenprovided. n The products to have been sweetened, comprising such above sweeteningnagents are also provided. |