[header] How to choose an artificial sweetener [title] Try aspartame if you want a widely available product. [step] Nutrasweet and equal, which both come in small single-serve packets, are aspartame sweeteners. And, almost every grocery store carries many products with aspartame mixed in. 
This amino acid compound was approved by the fda over 3 decades ago and continues to be very popular with consumers. [substeps] It usually comes in tiny granules that are around 180 times sweeter than sugar.