Why does sprite have this warning?

Question

Why do sprite cans give the warning: "Important! Contains a source of Phenylalanne." What is this substsance and what is the significance of this warning?

Answer 1

Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid, which means that it is essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, phenylalanine must be obtained from food. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. It is available in three chemical forms: L-phenylalanine, the natural form of phenylalanine found in proteins throughout the body; (2) D-phenylalanine, a mirror image of L-phenylalanine that is synthesized in a laboratory; and (3) DL-phenylalanine, a combination of the previous two forms.

The body converts phenylalanine into tyrosine, another amino acid essential for making proteins, certain brain chemicals, and thyroid hormones. Symptoms of phenylalanine deficiency include confusion, lack of energy, decreased alertness, decreased memory, and diminished appetite.

On the other hand, a rare metabolic disorder called phenylketonuria (PKU) occurs in people who are missing an enzyme that is needed to properly metabolize phenylalanine. Symptoms of PKU, which tend to appear between three and six months of age, include eczema, developmental delay, an abnormally small head, and hyperactivity. If it is not treated before three weeks of age, PKU can cause severe, irreversible mental retardation. In the United States, newborns are tested for PKU during the first 48 to 72 hours of life.

People with PKU must eat a phenylalanine-restricted, tyrosine-supplemented diet to have optimum brain development and growth. Rarely, over-restriction of phenylalanine in the diet can lead to deficiency of this amino acid, with the same symptoms described above.

Answer 2

Phenylalanine is actually a left-handed phenylalanine molecule. Phenylalanine is an amino acid, and the left-handed version causes allergic reactions in some people. Apparently it can also cause symptoms very similar to Multiple Sclerosis, which is to say that some people who were diagnosed with MS had the diagnosis reversed when they cut it out of their diet.

You would probably know phenylalanine as Equal or Nutrasweet.

Answer 3

Phenylalanine is a hidden danger to anyone consuming aspartame. Most consumers don't know that too much Phenylalanine is a neurotoxin and excites the neurons in the brain to the point of cellular death.

ADD/ADHD, emotional and behavioral disorders can all be triggered by too much Phenylalanine in the daily diet. If you are one in ten thousand people who are PKU or carry the PKU gene, Phenylalanine can cause irreversible brain damage and death, especially when used in high quantities or during pregnancy.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

"Excessive dosage of phenylalanine can cause irritability, insomnia and high blood pressure. Caution should be observed in the use of phenylalanine in hypertensive individuals. Low doses of around 100 mg daily should be taken by anyone with suspected high blood pressure, and a check should be kept on pressure levels. Phenylalanine should not be taken by those who are taking drugs such as Aldomet for high blood pressure. "


So my guess is the warning is for ppl on high blood pressure meds.

Answer 7

If you look at the can you will notice that the word "Phenylalanne" is in bold print.You will also find it in all diet soda products except the ones made with the artifical sweetener splenda. Phenylalanne is know to cause sever healte problems.Google it and it will tell you all about it.

Answer 8

Yup! My mom told me that while she was pregnant with me all she ate was saltine crackers and sprite. Even if it wasn't wouldn't there be a warning? just saying.

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Answer 9

An essential amino acid, C9H11NO2, that occurs as a constituent of many proteins and is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body. It is necessary for growth in infants and for nitrogen equilibrium in adults.

Answer 10

I don't really know. Sounds scary to me. Maybe it causes an allergic reaction in some people. I would not drink it.