Food Ingredients & Additives

Acesulfame-K (AK)

Acesulfame-K (AK)

CAS No.: 55589-62-3

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Grade: FCCV

Brand : FISINO

Package : 25KG

Country of Origin : China

Qty in 20' FCL: 18tons without pallets

Shelf life : 2 Years

Acesulfame-K (AK)

DESCRIPTION

Acesulfame-K is 200 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar), as sweet as aspartame, about 2/3 as sweet as saccharin, and 1/3 as sweet as sucralose. Like saccharin, it has a slightly bitter aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. 


SPECIFICATION

Items of analysis

Specification

Solubility in water

Freely soluble

Solubility in Ethanol

Slightly soluble

Ultraviolet Absorption

225-229nm

Test for potassium

Positive

Precipitation test

Yellow Precipitation

Assay

99.0-101.0%

Loss on drying (105,2h)

1% max

Organic impurities

20ug/g max

Impurity A

0.125% max

Impurity B

20mg/kg max

Fluoride

3mg/kg max

Heavy metal (as pb)

5mg/kg max

Arsenic

3mg/kg max

Lead

1mg/kg max

Selenium

10mg/kg max

Sulfate

0.5% max

PH (1 in 100 solution)

5.5-7.5


APPLICATION

Acesulfame-K is widely used in various kind of food. It 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(instant), dairy product analogs, gelatins, pudding desserts,tabletop sweetener and baked food. It can be also used in medicine and cosmetics.


PACKING AND STORAGE

Packing In 25kg net drums, 18tons/20’fcl, store at a cool, dry and well ventilated place.