Advantame is a new generation sweetener synthesized from amino acids. It is a derivative of aspartame and neotame. Its sweetness is 20000 times that of sucrose. In 2014, the US FDA issued the final regulation to approve the high-power sweetener advantame as a non nutritional sweetener and flavor enhancer for use in foods other than meat and poultry. In 2017, the state health and Family Planning Commission approved advantame as a sweetener for food and beverages in its Announcement No. 8 of 2017.
Chemical name:
N-{n-[3- (3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) propyl] -l-a-aspartyl}-l-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester
Appearance: white crystalline powder
English Name: advantame
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Molecular weight: 476.52 (according to the international relative atomic mass in 2007)
Advantame properties:
20000 times sweeter than sucrose
The taste is cool and pure, just like sucrose
High stability, no reaction with reducing sugar or aldehyde flavor compounds, no heat, safe metabolism, no absorption.
It is suitable for diabetics, obese patients and phenylketonuria patients.
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