Amides of L-aspartyl-D-amino acid dipeptides of the formula ##STR1## and physiologically acceptable cationic and acid addition salts thereof wherein R.sup.a is CH.sub.2 OH or CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 ; R is a branched member selected from the group consisting of fenchyl, diisopropylcarbinyl, d-methyl-t-butylcarbinyl, d-ethyl-t-butylcarbinyl, di-t-butyl-carbinyl, 2-methylthio-2,4-dimethylpentan-3-yl, ##STR2## said amides are potent sweeteners having advantages over the prior art, edible compositions containing them, methods for their use in edible compositions and novel amide intermediates useful in their production.
L-天冬氨酸-D-
氨基酸二肽的酰胺,
化学式为##STR1##以及其生理上可接受的阳离子和酸性加成盐,其中R.sup.a为CH.sub.2 OH或CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3; R是从芬芳基,
二异丙基甲基,d-甲基-t-丁基甲基,d-乙基-t-丁基甲基,二-t-丁基甲基,2-甲
硫基-
2,4-二甲基戊烷-3-基等成员中选择的支链成员,所述酰胺是具有优于现有技术的优点的强效
甜味剂,含有它们的食品组合物,用于在食品组合物中使用它们的方法以及在其生产中有用的新型酰胺中间体。