Neotame babban abin zaƙi ne wanda ya fi sucrose sau 7,000-13,000 zaƙi.Wani madadin sukari mai rahusa wanda ke gamsar da sha'awar abokan ciniki don dandano mai daɗi mai ban mamaki ba tare da adadin kuzari ba.Yana da babban kwanciyar hankali, ba ya ɗaukar adadin kuzari kuma ba ya shiga cikin metabolism ko narkewa, wanda ake ci ga masu ciwon sukari, masu kiba da phenylketonuria.