Aspartame

Aspartame

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener, it is 150–200 times as sweet as sugar: used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in soft drinks, table sweeteners, and other food products.

No.

ITEMS

SPECIFICATION

1.

Appearance

White powder or granular tastepure

2.

Assay (on dry basis)

98Â - 102%

3.

Loss on drying

≤4.5%

4.

Residue on Ignition

≤0.2%

5.

Optical(Specific ) Rotation

+14.5°-16.5°

6.

Conductivity

≤ 30 μScm-1

7.

Transmittance

≥ 95%

8.

0.8% Solution)

4.5-6.0

9.

L -|á-Aspartyl L -nylalanine

≤0.25%

10.

L -nylalanine

≤0.5%

11.

Mesh

100 mesh90% min

12.

Other related substances

≤2%

13..

Heavy metal (Pb)

≤10 ppm

14.

Lead

≤1ppm

15.

As

≤3ppm

16.

Sulfate（as SO4)

≤0.1%

17.

Bacterium total

≤100 cfu/g

18.

Molds and Yeasts

≤100 cfu/g

Application:

Aspartame is widely used in carbonated beverages, fresh mints, tea, milk, jelly, ice cream, calcium, solid drinks, preserved fruits, chocolate, oral liquid and coffee.

Packaging:

25kg bag, or as customer’s requirement

Storage condition:

Store in a dry and cool place away from light.

Shelf life:

2 years