ACESULFAME K

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 55589-62-3

ACESULFAME K

EINECS NO. 259-715-3
FORMULA C4H4KNO4S
MOL WT. 201.24

H.S. CODE

  

TOXICITY

 Oral rat LD50; 891mg/kg
SYNONYMS Acesulfame potassium; Potassium acesulfame; Sunett;
6-Methyl-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4-one 2,2-dioxide potassium salt; 1,2,3-Oxathiazin-4(3H)-one, 6-methyl-, 2,2-dioxide, potassium salt; Potassium Salt of 6-Methyl-1,2,3-Oxathiazin-4(3H)-One-2,2-Dioxide; Sweet One;
DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

  

 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Acesulfame Potassium (also branded as Sunette), white, odorless, free flowing crystalline powder, is a sweetener Choice. It is chemically Potassium Salt of 6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4(3H)-one-dioxide. It , known about 200 times sweeter than sugar and calorie free, was approved as a tabletop sweetene by FDA in 1988 and is widely used in a wide range of food products and sugar-free food formulations. Acesulfame Potassium has an property of  synegistic effect when combined with other sweeteners. Acesulfame potassium has excellent shelf life and does not break down when cooked or baked. It is freely soluble in water but slightly in alcohols.

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE White, odorless crystalline powder
MELTING POINT 229 - 232 C
BOLING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 Health: Flammability: Reactivity:

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Food Additive, Sugar Substitute, Medical
SALES SPECIFICATION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

FCC IV

APPEARANCE

 White, odorless, free flowing crystalline powder
ASSAY 99.0~101.0%
LOSS ON DRYING 1.0% max
pH 6.5 ~ 7.5

LEAD

 1ppm max
HEAVY METALS 10ppm  max
SULFATE 0.2% max

ARSENIC

 3ppm max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
25kgs in Bag,
HAZARD CLASS Not regulated
UN NO.  
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
  • Acesulfame potassium
  • Alitame
  • Aspartame
  • N-Phenylacetyl-Gly-Lys
  • Cyclamate
  • Dulcin
  • Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone
  • Neotame
  • 5-Nitro-2-propoxyaniline
  • Saccharin
  • Sucralose