Equal is a brand of artificial sweetener containing aspartame, acesulfame potassium, dextrose, and maltodextrin. It is marketed as a tabletop sweetener by Merisant, a global corporation that also used to own the well-known NutraSweet brand when it was a subsidiary of Monsanto and which has headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, Switzerland, Mexico, and Australia. In French Canada, Equal is known as "Égal".

An Equal sachet contains dextrose, aspartame (1.7%), acesulfame potassium (1.2%), starch, silicon dioxide (an anti-caking agent), maltodextrin, and unspecified flavoring.

Equal tablets are not an identical formulation, and their primary ingredient is lactose. Other ingredients are aspartame, acesulfame potassium, cellulose gum, and calcium stearate. Proportions are not given on the small packages used for tablets. Do note that the tablets are kosher, so the lactose is presumably from a non-dairy source.

Despite ongoing controversy as to whether aspartame is harmful, aspartame-based products have gained regulatory approvals permitting sale in more than 100 countries. Merisant's NutraSweet company states that aspartame is now used in more than 5,000 products and consumed by some 250 million people worldwide. These include The Coca-Cola Company and Pepsico.