ACESULPHAME K

Synonyms: Acesulfame-K or Acesulfame Potassium
Chemical name : potassium salt of 6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4(3H)-one-2.2-dioxide Chemical formula : C4H4KNO4S
Chemical structure:

Molecular weight : 201.24 Code:
C.A.S number: 55589-62-3

Authority

More than 40 countries such as USA, Canada, Germany, England, France, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, China including Hong Kong and others have ratified Ace-k. FAO/WHO, JECFA and FDA also certify Ace-k and call it "Gold of Sweeteners".

Advantages of ACE-K

Natural Taste
Ace-k offers a fresh natural rapid taste of sweetness.

No Calories
Ace-k will not provide any calories at all. As a substitute for cane sugar in foods and beverage it can reduce the total amount of calories.

No Side Effect
Ace-k doesn't take part in metabolism. It is completely and naturally eliminated from the body thereby avoiding any possible side effects.

High Solubility
Ace-k dissolves very easily and quickly in water, yielding excellent stability. It is so stable that it remains the same within the range of PH 2-10,even at a temperature of 225Deg.C. It will not react with other ingredients and additives when used in food and beverages, so it can prolong the shelf-life of the product.

Synergistic Effect
When used in combination with other sweet additives, Ace-k can improve taste and provide a synergistic sweetening effect, thus reducing the production cost.

APPLICATION

In many countries of Europe, in the USA, and China Ace-k can be used in the production of foodstuffs, medicine and cosmetics, In food, it can be used in processing of table toppings, gum, instant coffee , instant tea , puddings, ice cream, confections, preserved fruits and vegetables, milk products, baked goods and beverages.
1.When Ace-k is used alone, approximately 800-1000mg/l or even less in beverages, satisfactory results are obtained. Since Ace-k contains no calories and doesn't take park in metabolism, it is especially fit for patients suffering from phenyllectouria and those who need low calorie foodstuff, such as diabetics.
2.As a sweetener, Ace-k adapts to all kinds of soft beverages, which include fruit juice, carbonate and lactic acid drinks due to its many chemical characteristics, e.g. stability in solution within the range of PH 2-10even at a temperature of 225Deg.C and in a solution. When used in combination with diabetin, glucose, high diabetin juice or cane sugar, Ace-k can improve taste and provide a synergistic sweetening effect, thus reduce the production cost. At the same time it can strengthen the beverage's consistency and degree of viscosity. It can also simplify the process by lessening the process of adding material and avoid cane sugar carbonization under high temperature.
3.When Ace-k is used in producing puddings and jams, some filling materials, such as sorbitol should be added together to prevent tooth decay. Compared to the cane sugar foodstuffs, the jelly puddings and jams which use Ace-k aren't subject to being infected by microorganisms in solution, which can be infiltrated by active matter even in low concentration.
4.Confection foods using Ace-k can also add sweet taste to obtain satisfactory sweetness, since fluffy sugar alcohol with low calories can provide product's necessary cubic capacity and structure, e.g., Ace-k in gum making process, we can make the product flavorful and sweet. Since the sweetness of Ace-k is quickly sensed, it is widely used in chewing gum.
5.Ace-k is used in processing many table toppings. since it can be available in different physical forms, such as sheet slice, pellet, powder and in solution. Ace-k is also used in to compound high concentration family table toppings, for it can dissolve well in water. Under normal conditions there is no question about the solution's shelf-life. Solid and powder table toppings are usually used in hot drinks at high temperatures where Ace-k's solubility and stability is especially good.
6.Ace-k is also used in oral hygiene production such as toothpaste, mouth washes and other oral hygiene agents which are usually bitter, due to the addition of a surface-active agent. Adding a sweetener and masking the flavor to cover the bitterness is excelled by the use of Ace-k as the best sweetener.
7.Ace-k is also used to mask medicine's bad flavor and taste.

COMPARISON WITH OTHER SWEETENERS
1.Cane sugar is a sweet material used widely in the production of foodstuff. It can be accepted easily by many consumers because of its natural characteristics, however other considerations such as obesity, diabetes, phenyllectouria, must be evaluated over taste. Moreover, in the case of industrial sugar, the production cost is high, which led sweetener users to seek new substitutes.
2.Sorbitol, xylitol,and sweetleaf synanthrin can all be substitutes for sugar for the patients suffering from phenyllectouria. Again, in each case the manufacturing cost is high based on their lower degree of sweetness, preventing their wide use in the industry.
3.Saccharin, the first generation chemical synthetic sweetener, is 200 times as sweet as the cane sugar. Using saccharin as can reducing the manufacturing cost of the industrial sugar greatly, but the bitterness that accompanies saccharin as a side effect and past cancer concerns limited its use.
*This is no longer true!
4.Cyclamate was a second generation chemical synthetic sweetener. It is 40 times as sweet as cane sugar and safer than saccharin, but is metabolized in the human body resulting in toxic side reactions, which has forbidden its use in the USA.
5.Aspartame is the third generation chemical synthetic sweetener, which is 200 times sweeter than cane sugar. Aspartame has been used in USA since 1981 and has the leading position in the market. Since then , many short comings of Aspartame have been found causing concerns to many consumers. First, heat stability is poor, which degrades and causes loss of sweetness at the temperature of 80DEG.C.Secondly, once degraded, one of the products, methanol, is harmful to human health. Thirdly, it cannot resist acid or alkali, so it becomes unstable within the range of pH3-5 and sweetness is lost in the neutral or alkaline solution. Moreover, the intermediates for producing Aspartame are not readily available, therefore expensive, resulting in high prices for its limited use and applications.

QUALITY AND PACKAGE STANDARD: 25KGS/DRUM.

SPECIFICATION:

IDENTIFICATION
SOLUBILITY:FREELY SOLUBLE
sOLUBILITY IN ALCOHOL:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
ULTRAVIOLET ABSORPTION:225-229NM
TEST FOR POTASSIUM:POSITIVE
PRECIPITATION TEST:YELLOW PRECIPITATE
ASSAY (TITRIMETRIC METHOD:99-101%
POTASSIUM:17-21%
LOSS ON DRYING:1%MAX
ORGANIC IMPURITIES:20PPM MAX
FLUORIDES:3PPM MAX
HEAVY METALS:5PPM MAX
LEAD:1PPM MAX
AS:3PPM MAX
SELENIUM:30PPM MAX
PH OF 1 IN 100 SOLUTION:6.5-7.5%