Aspartame
Synonymous:APM
Molecular Formula:C14H18N2O5
Structure:
Low calorie flavor: it can be used for low calorie food, especially ideal for dieters and special catering industry, and can improve food flavor.
Pure taste, cost saving: pure sweetness, long duration, 200 times sweetness of sucrose; It can replace sucrose to reduce food manufacturing cost.
Safety and health: Patients with diabetes can be safe to eat, do not produce dental caries, and have no adverse effects on blood sugar, coronary heart disease and hypertension.
●Food:Beverages, fruit juice, jam, yogurt, frozen food, preserves, chewing gum, pastries, mint, chocolate, gum, jelly, etc.
●Medical field:Tablet, medicament, sucrose free syrup, powder mixture and effervescent tablet.
Aspartame is a dipeptide obtained by formal condensation of the alpha-carboxy group of L-aspartic acid with the amino group of methyl L-phenylalaninate. Commonly used as an artificial sweetener. It has a role as a sweetening agent, a nutraceutical, a micronutrient, a xenobiotic, an environmental contaminant, an apoptosis inhibitor and an EC 3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase) inhibitor. It is a dipeptide, a carboxylic acid and a methyl ester. It derives from a L-aspartic acid and a methyl L-phenylalaninate.
Flavoring agent sweeter than sugar, metabolized as phenylalanine and aspartic acid.
IUPAC
(3S)-3-amino-4-[[(2S)-1-methoxy-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid
Matter Classification
organic
Appearance
Colorless, transparent to white crystalline powder with strong sweet taste
Acidity and Basicity
acidness