CHEMICAL AVENUE SDN. BHD.!

Aspartame

Detailed description:

Chemical Name: L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester

Synonyms: Methyl L-alpha-aspartyl-L-phenylalaninate; APM; Nutrasweet

CAS No.: 22839-47-0

Molecular Formula: C14H18N2O5

E-Code: E951

 

Properties: Off-white or white crystalline powder with strong sweet taste, its dilute solution is approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose. Aspartame is a new-style intense sweetener of amino acid. It is a dipeptide compound made from L-aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine.

 

Specifications:

Assay(Titration)

98.0- - 102.0%(dry basis)

Specific rotation[α]20D 

+14.5º- +16.5º

Loss on drying 

≤ 4.5% 

Residue on Ignition(Sulphated Ash)

≤ 0.2% 

Diketopiperazine

5-benzyl-3,6-dioxo-2-Piperazineacetic   Acid

≤ 1.5% 

Other Related Substances

≤ 2.0%

Transmittance

95.0% min

Heavy metals(as Pb)

≤10ppm 

Arsenic(As)

≤3ppm

PH 

4.5 - 6.0

L-a-Aspartyl L-Phenylalanine

0.25%max

L-Phenylalanine

0.5%max

 

Application:

Aspartame is a low-calorie and intense sweetener, approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar, widely used to sweeten foods and beverages, and as a tabletop sweetener. It is now the most popular sweetening ingredient in diet soft drinks. Aspartame can enhance the flavor of fruit and reduce the bitterness of coffee. Furthermore, aspartame can decrease calories effectively, and it will not cause decayed tooth. Aspartame has the same metabolic function as protein.

Aspartame has many advantages such as good flavor, intense sweetness, low calories and high safety. It is widely used in carbonated beverage, jam, instant coffee, frozen milk products, chewing gum, sweetmeat, salad dressing. Aspartame also can be made into different forms, such as granule, troche, powder or liquor. and added as the substitution of saccharose into normal sweetmeats which adapt to diabetes and adiposis sufferers.

 

Packing Storage:

25kg net weight in cardboard drum.Kept airtightly in a light-proof, dry and cool place.