aspartame - aspartame

CAS no. : 22839-47-0
Molecular formula: C14H18N2O5
Molecular weight: 294.3
EINECS no. : 245-261-3
Melting point: 242-248 ℃
Storage conditions: 2-8 ℃
Related categories: food additives
Specifications content: 99%
Chemical properties white crystalline powder, odourless, has a strong sweet, sweet taste pure, 100 ~ 200 times the sweetness of sucrose. Melting point 235 ℃ (decomposition). Has the general properties of amino acids. Under the condition of dry or stable Ph within the range of 2 ~ 5, in strongly acidic aqueous solution can be hydrolyzed to produce amino acid monomer, in neutral or alkaline conditions can ring into 2 ketone piperazine.
Artificial sweetener aspartame is a kind of artificial sweetener, belong to the amino acid dipeptide derivatives, ulcer drugs in 1965 by chemists developed when found. With low dosage, high sweetness (150 ~ 200 times sweetness of sucrose), taste good, can improve the flavors of citrus and other fruit, reduce heat, do not produce dental caries, low toxicity compared with artificial sweeteners such as saccharin, is widely applied to beverage, diabetes and some health food to lose weight, we use in our everyday life to drink cola formula is used to contain the product.
Aspartame metabolic processes in the body of the main degradation of benzene and aspartic acid, alanine, methanol does not enter blood circulation, not accumulate in the human body, harmless to healthy people. But because benzene acetone urine sickness (PKU) in patients with metabolic defects, the body too much phenylalanine can affect its development, so the disease patients to disable add food of aspartame.