Neotame represents a new generation sweeteners with white crystalline powder. It’s 7000-13000 sweet times than sugar and heat stability is better than aspartame , as well as the cost 1/3 of aspartame. In 2002, USFDA approved neotame to used in varied food and beverage, and the Ministry of Public Health of China also approved neotame as a sweeteners applied in kinds of food and beverage.
Product name: neotame
Chemical name: N-(N-(3,3-Dimethylbutyl)-L-alpha-aspartyl)-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester
English name: neotame
Molecular formula: C20H30N2O5
Appearance: White powder
CAS: 165450-17-9
Structural formula:
CNS:19.019
INS:E961
Neotame Characteristic
Approximately 8000 times sweeter than sucrose.
Taste good, like sucrose.
High stability and doesn’t react with reduced sugar or aldehyde flavor compounds.
Carries no calories and participate neither metabolism nor digestion, which is edible for the diabetes, obese and phenylketonuria patients.
Neotame Application
Currently, neotame has been approved by more than 100 countries for use in more than 1000 kinds of products.
Product Standard
HuaSweet neotame complies with the Chinese national standard GB29944 and strictly meets the FCCVIII, USP, JECFA and EP specifications. HuaSweet has established sales network in over eighty countries throughout Southeast Asia, Europe, South America, North America and Africa.
Standard Item |
Index |
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GB standard |
JECFA(2003) |
FCCV |
HT standard |
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Neotame content (dry basis) w/% |
|
97.0~102.0 |
97.0~102.0 |
97.0~102.0 |
97.0~102.0 |
N-[N-(3,3-Dimethybutyl)-L-α-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine w/% |
≤ |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Related Substances w/%, |
≤ |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
Melting Point/℃ |
|
81~84 |
81~84 |
/ |
81~84 |
Water content w/% |
≤ |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
Residue on Ignition w/% |
≤ |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
pH |
|
5.0~7.0 |
5.0~7.0 |
5.0~7.0 |
5.0~7.0 |
Lead(Pb) /(mg/kg) |
≤ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Specific rotation m(20℃, D)[( °) ·dm ·kg-1] |
|
-40.0º~-43.3º |
-40.0º~-43.3º |
-40.0º~-43.3º |
-40.0º~-43.3 º |
Aerobic Plate Count |
< |
/ |
/ |
/ |
250cfu/g |
Coliforms |
< |
/ |
/ |
/ |
10mpn/g |
Fungi |
< |
/ |
/ |
/ |
9 cfu/g |
Shigella |
< |
/ |
/ |
/ |
Non |
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