A manufacturer wants to reformulate a soda that originally contained 12 g sucrose per 355 mL can using an alternative sweetener that is 600× sweeter. How many milligrams of the alternative should be added per can to match sweetness (assume sweetness scales linearly)?

• A. 200 mg per can because manufacturers typically add ten times the calculated sweetener to account for loss during carbonation.
• B. 120 mg per can because you must add 10 mg per gram of sugar replaced regardless of relative sweetness.
• C. 20 mg per can of the alternative sweetener.
• D. 0.02 mg per can as high-intensity sweeteners require microgram quantities in beverage formulations.

Answer: (C)