Lactisole

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Lactisole is a flavor modifier manufactured and sold by Domino Sugar. At concentrations of 100–150 parts per million in food, lactisole largely suppresses the ability to perceive sweet tastes, both from sugar and from artificial sweeteners such as aspartame. Its principal use is in jelly, jam, and similar preserved fruit products containing large amounts of sugar. In these products, by suppressing sugar's sweetness, it allows fruit flavors to come through.

Chemically, lactisole is the sodium salt of 2-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-propionic acid.

In the United States, lactisole is a Generally Recognized as Safe flavoring agent.