Alitame

Structural formula
General
Surname	Alitame
other names	L -aspartyl- D -alanyl tetramethylthiethanylamide E 956
Molecular formula	C 14 H 25 N 3 O 4 S (alitame)
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 80863-62-3 ( alitame ) 99016-42-9 ( alitame hydrate) PubChem 64763 ChemSpider 58297 Wikidata Q424676
properties
Molar mass	331.43 g mol −1 (alitame) 376.5 g mol −1 (alitame hydrate)
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	136–147 ° C (alitame)
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Alitam is a low-calorie sweetener from the group of dipeptide derivatives. The dipeptide is made up of the amino acids L - aspartic acid and D - alanine . Depending on the application, Alitam is around 2000 to 3000 times sweeter than sugar , has a very sugar-like taste and is cookable and bake-proof.

Alitam is not yet approved as a food additive in the European Union , but in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and China, where Alitam et al. a. is used in table sweets, beverages, dairy products, desserts, baked goods, canned fruit, confectionery and chewing gum.

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Merck Index . An Encyclopaedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals . 14th edition, 2006, p. 46, ISBN 978-0-911910-00-1 .
2. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
3. ↑ beneo-palatinit.com - other sweeteners .