Aspartame acesulfame salt

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Structural formula
Structural formula aspartame acesulfame salt
General
Surname Aspartame acesulfame salt
other names
  • Methyl L -α-asparagyl- L -phenylalaninate-6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4 (3 H ) -one-2,2-dioxide (1: 1) ( IUPAC )
  • E  962
Molecular formula C 18 H 23 N 3 O 9 S
Brief description

colorless, crystalline powder

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 106372-55-8
PubChem 25130065
ChemSpider 9147744
Wikidata Q409847
properties
Molar mass 457.46 g · mol -1
Physical state

firmly

solubility

soluble in ethanol

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 .

The aspartame acesulfame salt ( E 962 ) is a synthetic sweetener . It is a salt made from the two sweeteners aspartame and acesulfame and is 350 times as sweet as sugar . In Germany, the aspartame-acesulfame salt was approved in 2005 in accordance with the additive approval ordinance.

The sweetener is sold under the brand name Twinsweet.

Properties and purpose

The aspartame acesulfame salt forms a white, crystalline powder that dissolves slightly in water and slightly in ethanol. The sweetener may contain a maximum of 3% of other substances besides the two main components. For an exact determination, an ethanolic solution is titrated with a standard solution of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on E 962: Salt of aspartame-acesulfame in the European database on food additives, accessed on June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Institute of Medicine (US). Committee on Food Chemicals Codex: Food Chemicals Codex , National Academies Press; 2003, ISBN 978-0-309-08866-4 . P. 39 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ a b U.S. Institute of Medicine. Committee on Food: Food Chemicals Codex: Effective January 1, 2004 , 2003, National Academic Press, ISBN 0-309-08866-6 .
  4. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

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