Neotame has a similar structure to aspartame, the
chemicals used in its manufacturing process seem to make the
sweetener even more toxic than aspartame.
Both aspartame and Neotame are made up of substances
which metabolize into a highly toxic poison known as formaldehyde.
In addition, they contain an exctiotoxic amino acid that agitates,
thereby damaging nerves. Although very similar to aspartame in
chemical structure, Neotame has one chemical added that aspartame
does not possess – 3-dimethylbutyl, which just so happens to be on
the Environmental Protection Agency’s most hazardous chemical
list.