Complaint
Aspartame (c14h18n2o5, Mr = 294.30) is a non carbohydrate artificial sweetener. It is also known as aspatan, APM, canderel, etc. International Code: E951.
Aspartame Sweetener is white crystalline powder, odorless, slightly soluble in water and it is 200 timessweeter than sugar in terms of sweetness.
Aspartame doesn't cause after taste of bitterness. It could be perceived shortly and it also lasts shortly.
Aspartame sweetener tastes fresh and most similar to sucrose. It is not stable under light and heat.
Aspartame Sweetener will resolve and lose sweetness after long heating and also it is stable at low temperature and under the PH value 3 to 5, and it's suitable for fresh drink and the food without heating. It is not edible to Phenylketonuriapatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
| Items | Standard |
| Appearance | White granular |
| Assay(On dry basis) | 98.00-102.00% |
| Specific Rotation | +14.50°~+16.50° |
| Transmittance | ≥95.0% |
| Loss on drying | ≤4.50% |
| Residue on ignition | ≤0.20% |
| Heavy metal (As pb) | ≤10ppm |
| Lead | ≤1ppm |
| PH | 4.50-6.00 |
| Other related substances | ≤2.0% |
