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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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Will bacteria consume aspartame? And if not, is it better for your teeth/breath?

Likewise, do foods containing aspartame resist rot longer than the same foods containing sugar? I know that it's one of the most-tested food substances out there, but my google-fu has failed me on this topic, and I've been wondering about it for a while. I know how it behaves in the human body, but not in bacteria. Apologies if this is something easily searched, I just haven't found it.
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Xylitol, a sugar alcohol, is actually used as a sweetener for candy and chewing gum in Japan and (IIRC) Finland because, in addition to being low-calorie, it has anti-bacterial properties — oral bacteria attempt to consume it but are unable to metabolize it, and die.