Product description:

Acesulfame potassium (additive E950) is one of the new sweeteners, it is also known as acesulfame K. This sweetener was approved for use in 1998 by the US Food and Drug Administration and started to be used in carbonated beverages. Later he found application in chewing gum, gelatin desserts and a whole batch of pastries.

Acesulfame potassium is a crystalline powder of white color. Molecular formula of this substance: C4H4KNO4S. Acesulfame potassium is as sweet as aspartame, half sweeter than saccharin and 200 times sweeter than ordinary table sugar. Like saccharin, it has a slightly bitter taste, especially in high concentrations. Acesulfame potassium in the form of food additive E950 is often mixed with other sweeteners, usually aspartame (food additive E951).

In addition to the food industry, potassium Acesulfame has found its application in pharmacology, with the aim of making active ingredients in various preparations more attractive to taste.