Short Description:
CAS number:22839-47-0
Molecular formula:C14H18N2O5
Molecular weight: 294.31
Chemical structure:
| Basic Information | |
| Product name | Aspartame |
| Grade | Food Grade |
| Appearance | white powder |
| Assay | 98% Min |
| Origin | China |
| HS Code | 29242930000 |
| Shelf life | 2 years |
| Packing | 25kg/drum |
| Characteristic | Sparingly soluble or slightly soluble in water and in ethanol (96 per cent), practically insoluble in hexane and in methylene chloride. |
| Condition | Cool Dry Place |
Description
Aspartame is a non-carbohydrate artificial sweetener, as an artificial sweetener, aspartame has a sweet taste, almost no calories and carbohydrates.
Aspartame is 200 times as sweet sucrose, can be completely absorbed, without any harm, the body metabolism. aspartame safe, pure taste.
Currently, aspartame was approved for use in more than 100 countries, it has been widely used in beverage, candy, food, health care products and all types.
Approved by the FDA in 1981 for spreading dry food, soft drinks in 1983 to allow the preparation of aspartame in the world after more than 100 countries and regions are approved for use, 200 times the sweetness of sucrose.
Function
(1) Aspartame is a natural functional oligosaccharides, no tooth decay, pure sweetness, low moisture absorption, no sticky phenomenon.
(2) Aspartame has pure sweet taste and is very similar with sucrose, has refreshing sweet, no bitter after taste and metallic taste.
(3) Aspartame can be used in cakes, biscuits, bread, preparation of wine, ice cream, popsicles, drinks, candy, etc. Can't cause blood sugar significantly higher for diabetics.
(4) Aspartame and other sweeteners or a mixture of sucrose has a synergistic effect, such as 2% to 3% of the aspartame, can significantly mask the bad taste of saccharin.
Application
Aspartame is used as an intense sweetening agent in beverage products, food products, and table-top sweeteners, and in pharmaceutical preparations including tablets, powder mixes, and vitamin preparations.
It enhances flavor systems and can be used to mask some unpleasant taste characteristics.However, in practice, the small quantity of aspartame consumed provides a minimal nutritive effect.
