Acesulfame Potassium (AK) E950 E Number: E950 | CAS No.: 55589-62-3 Supplier
Acesulfame K (Acesulfame Potassium) is one kind of sweetener. It is about 200 times sweeter than table sugar and it’s also widely used in various kinds 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, tea, dairy products, gelatin, pudding desserts, tabletop sweetener and baked food. Acesulfame K can be also used in medicine and cosmetics.
Specifications of Acesulfame Potassium (AK) Sweetener
Description: white, odorless, freely flowing crystalline powder having an intensely sweet taste, approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose(3% solution).
Identification of Acesulfame Potassium (AK) E950 Sweetener
Test
Requirement
Result
Solubility in Water
Freely Soluble
Freely Soluble
Solubility in Ethanol
Slightly Soluble
Slightly Soluble
Ultraviolet Absorption
227±2nm
227±2nm
Test for Potassium
Positive
Positive
Precipitation test
Yellow Precipitate
Yellow Precipitate
Purity of Acesulfame Potassium (AK) E950 Sweetener
Test
Requirement
Result
Assay Content %
99.0～101.0%
99.54
Loss on Drying(105℃,2h) %
≤1
0.06
Organic Impurities μg/g
≤20
<20
Impurity A %
≤0.125
<0.125
Impurity B mg/kg
≤20
<20
Fluoride mg/kg
≤3
<0.4
Potassium %
17.0-21
19.04
Heavy Metals mg/kg
≤5
<5
Arsenic mg/kg
≤3
≤3
Lead mg/kg
≤1
Not detected
Selenium mg/kg
≤10
Not detected
Sulfate %
≤0.1
≤0.1
PH (1 in 100 solution)
5.5-7.5
6.65
Microbiological Tests of Acesulfame Potassium (AK) E950 Sweetener
Test
Requirement
Result
Total Plate Count cfu/g
≤10
≤10
Coliforms-MPN MPN/g
≤1
None
Yeast and Moulds cfu/g
≤10
≤10
E.Coli
Negative
None
Salmonella
Negative
None
Particle Size of Acesulfame Potassium (AK) E950 Sweetener
Sieve
Percent
30-100mesh
98%
*Impurity A:3-oxobtanamide(acctylacetamide)
**Impurity B:5-chloro-6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide
The requirement stated herein also meets with the standard of BP, EP and FAO/WHO JECFA96 E950.
Acesulfame Potassium Sweetener Applications
Since acesulfame K (acesulfame potassium)has excellent stability and adaptable taste, it is the best sweetener for the production of soft drinks. From Bakechem sweeteners supplier, It can also be used in bakery products, solid drinks, candy, jams, chewing gum, instant coffee, dairy products, pudding and table sweeteners, etc.
In the field of medicine, acesulfame K (acesulfame potassium)is used in syrup preparations, sugar-coated tablets, bitter medicine masking agents, etc.
In the field of cosmetics, acesulfame K (acesulfame potassium)can be used in lipsticks, lip balms, toothpastes and mouthwashes. For more custom food additive and ingredients, please contact Bakechem food ingredients manufacturer.
