Aspartame
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Molecular Formula
C14H18N2O5
Appearance and Properties
White crystalline powder oderless withstrong sweettaste, its dilute solution is approxsimately 200 times sweeter thansugar, having a taste closely similar to that of cane sugar possessing a cleansweet tase of sugar without any bitter or metallic taste, the PH value of itsaqueous solution (0.8%) being 4-6.5, unstable in aqueous solution easilydecompose to lose sweet taste, rather stable at low temp, and PH value being3-5 slihtly soluble in water(approximately 1%) and in ethylalcohol(0.26mg/100ml)
Main Uses
Aspartame has been approved in more than 100 countriesand used in dozens of product categories. Its sugar-like taste and highintensity sweetening power can help you to make sugar-free,low-calorie diet orlight products
| ITEM | SPECIFICATIONS |
| APPEARANCE | WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER |
| Assay (on dry basis) | 98.0-102.0% |
| Taste | Pure |
| Specific rotation (α) 20D | +14.5~+16.5 |
| Transmittance | 95% min |
| Loss on drying | 4.5% max |
| Residue on ignition | 0.2% max |
| Heavy metals (as Pb) | 10 ppm max |
| Arsenic (as As) | 3 ppm max |
| 5-benzyl-3,6-dioxo-2-piperazineacetic acid | 1.5% max |
| Other related substances | 2.0% max |
| Organic volatile impurities | Meets the requirements |
| Particle Size Distribution | % through 60 mesh 90% min / % throng 120mesh 10% max |
