Aspartame-acesulfame salt is an artificial sweetener marketed under the name Twinsweet.
[2] Aspartame-acesulfame salt was invented in 1995 by sweetener expert Dr John Fry[3] while working for The Holland Sweetener Company (HSC), a subsidiary of DSM.
It is also approved for use in China, Russia, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand.
In December 2006, HSC ceased all of its aspartame operations, citing a glut in the market driving prices below profitable values.
[4] The rights to aspartame-acesulfame are now owned by The NutraSweet Company Inc., who has continued to market the sweetener successfully in the United States and European Union.