Acesulfame-K
cesulfame potassium, also known as acesulfame K (K is the symbol for potassium) or Ace K, is a calorie-free sugar substitute (artificial sweetener)
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Molecular Formula
C4H4KNO4S
Appearance and Properties
White crystalline powder. Soluble in water at 270 g/L, 20 °C. Acesulfame K is 200 times sweeter than sucrose (common sugar), as sweet as aspartame, about two-thirds as sweet as saccharin, and one-third as sweet as sucralose. Like saccharin, it has a slightly bitter aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. Acesulfame K is often blended with other sweeteners (usually sucralose or aspartame). These blends are reputed to give a more sucrose-like taste whereby each sweetener masks the other's aftertaste, or exhibits a synergistic effect by which the blend is sweeter than its components.
| ITEMS | SPECIFICATIONS |
| Appearance | White,odorless,freely flowing crystalline powder |
| Assay | 99.0-102.0% |
| Loss on drying | 0.5% max |
| Potassium | 17-21% |
| Fluoride | 3ppm max |
| Heavy metals (as Pb) | 1ppm max |
| Arsenic | 3ppm max |
| Lead | 1ppm max |
| Selenium | 10 ppm max |
| PH in 1 of 100 solution | 6.5-7.5 |
