ABSTRACT
Introduction Aspartame-acesulfame is the first commercially viable member of a group of compounds called sweetener-sweetener salts. ese salts owe their existence to the fact that some high-potency sweeteners form positively-charged ions in solution, while others are negative. It is thus theoretically possible to combine two oppositely-charged sweeteners to create a compound where each molecule contains both “parent” sweeteners. To look at this another way, many current permitted sweeteners are sold as their metal salts, for example sodium cyclamate, calcium saccharin and acesulfame potassium (acesulfame K). In a sweetener-sweetener salt, the positively-charged metal
Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 77 Production ................................................................................................................................ 79 Physical and Other Data ........................................................................................................... 79 Relative Sweetness ..................................................................................................................... 80 Technical Qualities .................................................................................................................... 83
Improved Dissolution Rate ................................................................................................... 83 Absence of Hygroscopicity .................................................................................................... 84 Stability .................................................................................................................................85
Applications ...............................................................................................................................85 Powder Mixes ....................................................................................................................... 86 Chewing Gum ...................................................................................................................... 87 Hard Candy .......................................................................................................................... 89 Chewable Tablets and Tabletop Sweetener Tablets ................................................................. 89 Other Applications ............................................................................................................... 89
Toxicology ................................................................................................................................. 90 Regulatory Status ...................................................................................................................... 90 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................91 References ..................................................................................................................................91
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