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Question

Compare two sweeteners for a 70 kg person: Sweetener X has ADI 10 mg/kg and Sweetener Y has ADI 4 mg/kg. Which sweetener allows a larger absolute daily intake in mg, and what are those mg values?

Accepted Answer

Sweetener X allows more: 700 mg/day for X and 280 mg/day for Y.

Answer

Sweetener Y allows more: 280 mg/day for Y and 700 mg/day for X, because higher numeric ADI values indicate stricter limits rather than more allowable intake.

Answer

You cannot compare them because ADI values are proprietary and cannot be expressed as absolute mg per day for individuals.

Answer

Both allow the same mg intake because ADIs are scaled differently across compounds and are not comparable by mg/kg conversions.