Aspartame

Features:
Commodity name: Aspartame
Chemical Name:N-L-a-Aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-Methyl ester
Chemical Formula:C14H18N2O5
molar weight:294.31
Appearance:White powder or crystalline
Applications: food additive, a new kind of low calorie, nutritive, intense sweetener
Quality Standards: FCCV/USP/BP

Test item:
Specific Rotation [a]20D +14.5--16.5
Assay 98-102%min
Transmittance 95%min
Loss on drying(1054hr) 4.5%max
Residue on lgnition(Sulfated) 0.2%
Ph 4.5-6.0
ArsenicAs 3ppm max
Heavy Metals (Pb) 10ppm max
Loss on Drying 0.2%max
Other Related Substance 2%max
Diketopiperazine
(5-Benzy1-3, 6-Dioxo-2-Piperazineacetic Acid) 1.5%max

Product Characteristic

1.Taste same as sugar, cool feeling, without bitterness.
2.Aspartame is 160-200 times sweeter than Sucrose, and may contribute significantly to lower cost of food products, when replacing Sucrose.
3.Aspartame has no negative effect on blood sugar, coronary heart diseases and hypertension. and doesnÿ®t cause dental caries.
4.Aspartame can miniaturize the shape of Pharmaceutical preparations and cover the Medicine bitterness

Aspartame is used in the manufacture of many sugar-free, low calorie and dietary products, such as:

1.Beverages: carbonated and still soft drinks, fruit-juices and fruit syrups.
2.Table-top: compressed sweeteners, powdered sweeteners (spoon-for-spoon), sweetener sachets and liquid table-top sweeteners
3.Dry mixes: hot and cold chocolate and beverage mixes and instant desserts
4.Dairy: yoghurt, frozen novelties and desserts.
5.Confectionery: chewing gum, boiled sweets, pastilles, mints, chocolate, gums and jellies.
6.Pharmaceutical: tablets, sugar-free syrups, powdered mixes and effervescent tablets.

Inner packing:
1) 25kg fibre drum with plastic lining
2) 25kg carton box with plastic lining
Transportation: Non-hazardous.

Storage: Store under dry and cool condition, and keep product air-tight.