Acesulfame K
Acesulfame is a kind of food additive, chemical name is acesulfame potassium, also known as AK sugar, appearance is white crystalline powder, it is a kind of organic synthetic salt, its taste is similar to sugar cane, it is easily soluble in water, slightly soluble To alcohol. Acesulfame K is chemically stable and does not easily decompose and fail; it does not participate in body metabolism and does not provide energy; it has a higher sweetness and is cheap; it is not cariogenic; it has good stability to heat and acid and is the fourth generation in the world. Synthetic sweeteners. It can produce a strong synergistic effect when mixed with other sweeteners, and the sweetness can be increased by 20% to 40% under normal concentration.
Identification | Meets the requirements |
Solubility in Water | Freely Soluble |
Solubility in Alcohol | Slightly Soluble |
Ultraviolet Absorption | 227+/- 2nm |
Test for Potassium | Yellow Precipitate |
Assay(Titrimetric Method) | 99.0% ~ 101.0% |
Potassium | 17.0-21.0% |
Loss on Drying | 0.5% Max. |
Organic Impurities | 20mg/kg Max. |
Fluoride | 3mg/kg Max. |
Heavy Metals | 10mg//kg Max. |
Lead | 1mg/kgMax. |
Arsenic | 3mg/kg Max. |
Selenium | 10mg/kg Max |
Coliforms | 35C/g ( l ) |
Ph (1 in 100 solution) | 5.5-7.5 |
Sulfate | 0.1%Max |
Cadmium | Not found |
Chrome | Not found |
Nickel | Not found |




