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Acesulfame K   Description:

What is Acesulfame-K?

Acesulfame K is a food additive with the chemical name of potassium acetylsulfamate, also known as AK sugar.It is a white crystalline powder in appearance. It is an organic synthetic salt with a taste similar to sugar cane. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol.

The chemical property of acesulfame is stable, and it is not easy to decompose; It does not participate in body metabolism and does not provide energy; High sweetness and low price; No cariogenic; It has good heat and acid stability and is the fourth generation of synthetic sweetener in the world.

It can produce a strong synergistic effect when mixed with other sweeteners, and can increase the sweetness by 20%~40% under general concentration.

What are the uses of Acesulfame-K ？

Acesulfame-K is widely used in various kind of food.  Acesulfame-K is the most suitable sweetener for soft beverage because of it’s high stability and good taste, it can be used in such foodstuffs as sweetener: Soft drink, chewing gum, coffee(instant), tea(instand), dairy product analogs, gelatins, pudding desserts, tabletop sweetener and baked food.  Acesulfame-K can be also used in medicine and cosmetics, for example, syrup, sugarcoating pius, toothpaster, lipstick, mouthwasher and similar products.

Acesulfame-K   Specification:

ITEM	STANDARD
Appearance	White crystalline powder
Assary	99.0-101.0%
Water solubililty	Freely soluble
Ultraviolet absorption	227±2nm
Solubility in ethanol	Slightly soluble
Loss on drying	1.0 % max
Sulfate	0.1 % max
Potassium	17.0-21 %
Impurity	20 ppm  max
Heavy metal	1.0 ppm  max
Fluorid	3.0 ppm  max
Selenium	10 ppm  max
Lead	1.0ppm  max
PH value	6.5-7.5