# NutraSweet

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For the artificial sweetener branded as 'NutraSweet', see [aspartame](/source/Aspartame).

**The NutraSweet Company** is an American nutrient company that produces and markets **NutraSweet Neotame**, their [trademarked](/source/Trademark) brand name for the high-intensity sweetener [neotame](/source/Neotame).

In 2021, NutraSweet was placed 43rd by FoodTalks' list of Top 50 Global Sweetener Companies.[1]

Aspartame was invented by chemists at [G. D. Searle & Company](/source/G._D._Searle_%26_Company) in 1965.[2] In 1983, the [Food and Drug Administration](/source/Food_and_Drug_Administration) approved its use in soft drinks.[3] Searle was bought by [Monsanto](/source/Monsanto) in 1985.[4] In March 2000, Monsanto, which was then a subsidiary of the [Pharmacia](/source/Pharmacia) corporation, sold NutraSweet to the [private equity](/source/Private_equity) firm [J.W. Childs Associates](/source/J.W._Childs_Associates).[2] In July 2018, Manus Bio Inc. bought the former NutraSweet plant in [Augusta, Georgia](/source/Augusta,_Georgia) and reopened the plant to produce the next generation of natural ingredients.[5][6]

## References

1. Huang, Lemon (2021-04-12). ["2021年全球甜味剂企业50强"](https://www.foodtalks.cn/news/foodnews/top_100/5646) (in Chinese). *FoodTalks*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220331140051/https://www.foodtalks.cn/news/foodnews/top_100/5646) 2022-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

1. The NutraSweet Company. ["Company Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100724001944/http://www.nutrasweet.com/company.asp). Archived from [the original](http://www.nutrasweet.com/company.asp) on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2009-05-18.

1. Roberts, Sam (2025-05-12). ["Robert Shapiro, Who Made NutraSweet a Household Name, Dies at 86"](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/business/robert-shapiro-dead.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved 2025-05-19.

1. Greenhouse, Steven (July 19, 1985). ["Monsanto To Acquire G. D. Searle"](https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/19/business/monsanto-to-acquire-g-d-searle.html). *The New York Times*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171126033525/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/19/business/monsanto-to-acquire-g-d-searle.html) November 26, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

1. Saunders, Jessica (July 6, 2018). ["Biotech firm buys former sweetener plant in Richmond County, Ga."](https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/07/06/biotech-firm-buys-former-sweetener-plant-in.html). *Atlanta Business Chronicle*. [Archived](https://archive.today/20240305233135/https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/07/06/biotech-firm-buys-former-sweetener-plant-in.html) March 5, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

1. Cline, Damon (Nov 15, 2019). ["Manus Bio celebrates plant opening"](https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20191115/manus-bio-celebrates-plant-opening). *The Augusta Chronicle*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200805231740/https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20191115/manus-bio-celebrates-plant-opening) August 5, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

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