Product Name: Acesulfame-K
Functional Use: Nonnutritive Sweetener
Description: White, odorless, freely flowing crystalline powder having an
intensely sweet taste, approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose (3%
solution)
Solubility in water: freely soluble
Solubility in Ethanol: slightly soluble
Ultraviolet Absorption: 227±2nm
Test for potassium: Positive
Precipitation Test: Yellow precipitate
Assay Content: 99.0%-101.0%
Loss on Drying:
≤
1.0%(105
ºC
, 2h)
Organic Impurities:
≤
20mg/kg
Impurity A :
≤
0.125%
Impurity B :
≤
20mg/kg
Fluoride:
≤
3mg/kg
Heavy Metals (as Pb):
≤
10mg/kg
Arsenic:
≤
3mg/kg
Lead:
≤
1mg/kg
PH Value: 5.5-7.5
Acidity: Passes Test
*Mercury:
≤
1mg/kg(external inspection: Once per Quarter)
*Selenium:
≤
10mg/kg(external inspec
tion: Once per Quarter)
The requirements stated herein also meets with the standard of FCC,BP,
EP,E950 and USP.