High Intensity Sweetener Aspartame
Aspartame is a methyl ester modification of a dipeptide of two
natural amino acids - L-aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine. It is about 200 times as sweet as table
sugar. It is a calorie nutrient; but as
it is being used in very small amount due to its high potency, its actual
calorie contribution at normal use level is practically insignificant. The sweet taste profile of Aspartame is
slightly different from sugar – it lasts longer and evokes a slight metallic
taste. Sometimes it is necessary to
adjust your recipe to use aspartame with other sweeteners in order to achieve
the [table sugar like" taste profile.
Like many other peptides, aspartame may hydrolyze (break down) into
its constituent amino acids, methanol and a byproduct, cyclic dipeptide (in a
2,5-diketopiperazine form) under conditions of elevated temperature or high pH,
and loss its sweetness, making it unsuitable for use in certain heat processed foods such
as baking products.
Intensive and thorough scientific evaluations in countries around
the world, including the US FDA and the EU has concluded that aspartame is safe
for human consumption at the recommended levels in approved uses. Although aspartame is safe for the general
population under approved use conditions, people with a rare hereditary disease
known as phenylketonuria (PKU) may have difficulty in metabolizing
phenylalanine, a component of aspartame, and should control their intake of
phenylalanine from all sources, including Aspartame.
At Sunshine Biotech, we supply customers with a
range of high quality aspartame products, catered to the unique requirements of
our customers.
Nanjing
Sunshine Biotech is a manufacturer and supplier of raw materials and
ingredients for food and health supplement products, intermediates for pharmaceuticals,
and other materials for various biological applications. We specialize in, sweeteners, collagens, instant tea mix
powders and pharmaceutical intermediates. Our focus is on providing customers with high
quality, fair priced products, coupled with our broad range of technical
know-hows on fundamentals, vast industrial experience on applications, professional
expertise on health and safety, and efficient logistics on customer services.
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