Sweeteners, artificial acesulfame

The sweeteners used in soft drinks can be divided into two main categories. These are the natural sweeteners, such as sucrose, invert syrups, corn-derived syrups and honey, and the high-intensity sweeteners (artificial sweeteners) such as saccharin, aspartame and acesulfame K. In most fruit juices and many soft drinks, except diet vaiieties, sugars are a major component of the product. 

In this present work, an alternative PLS-2 method was investigated and applied to the determination of sodium benzoate (used for preservatives) artificial sweeteners Aspartame, Acesulfame-K and caffeine in diet cola drinks. 

Abstract Aspartame (Apt), Acesulfame-K (Ace-K) low-calorie, high-potency artificial sweeteners ate cnnently nsed in beverages and dietary food and drinks. Their increased application in food and drink prodncts has given a new impetus to develop fast and accurate methods for their determination. Absorption spectra of Asp, Caf, Ace-K and BA strongly overlap. Therefore a direct determination of these analytes in quaternary mixture is impossible without a separation step. In order to overcome this difficulty partial least squares (PLS) method has been proposed. 

Acesulfame-K was approved as a new artificial sweetener for Pepsi One. It was the first sweetener approved since aspartame in 1981. 

Artificial sweeteners Acesulfame-K, aspartame, cyclamate, saccharine, sucralose... 

Most of the food and feed additives are commoditized. This is also the case for the artificial sweeteners. The main products are Saccharin (550), Aspartame (Canderel, 200), Acesulfam K (Sunnett, 200), and Cyclamate (35). The figures in brackets are the sweetness intensity, whereby sucrose = 1. Sucra-lose, discovered in the 1980s by Tate Lyle, now taken over by Johnson Johnson s formidable marketing machine, is enjoying a revival as Spenda. 

Buerge, I.J., Buser, H.R., Kahle, M., Midler, M.D. and Poiger, T. (2000) Ubiquitous occurrence of the artificial sweetener acesulfame in the aquatic environment an ideal chemical marker of domestic wastewater in groundwater. Environ. Sci. Technol.,... 

Figure 4 illustrates the largest substructural fragment common to acesulfame and saccharin, both being artificial sweeteners, extracted on the basis of level (1)... 

In 1975 he joined Hoechst AG Frankfurt, Germany. He worked there at the Institute of Industrial Toxicology and was in charge of the safety assessment of Acesulfam, an artificial sweetener. Further projects consisted of fluorocarbons as replacements for chlorofluoro-carbons. He contributed to the development of several pesticides. 

The potassium salt of 6-methyl-l,2.3-oxathiazin-4-one 2,2-dioxide known as acesulfame-K is used as an artificial sweetener (trade name Sunett). Here the negative charge is delocalized over both the carbonyl and the sulfone groups. 

Artificial sweeteners are use to sweeten food or drink without adding calories. Examples of artificial sweeteners are saccharin, aspartame, and acesulfame K. 

The increasing market demand for sweeteners resulted in the development of a number of chemicals. The major artificial sweeteners in the present market include acesulfame-K, alitame, aspartame, cyclamate, saccharin, and sucralose. Sweetness-intensity factors of several sweeteners compared with sucrose are given below ... 

Acesulfame is an artificial sweetener derived from aceto-acetic acid. It is used in a wide range of non-medicinal products (1). 

Anonymous. Artificial sweetners. Can Pharm J 1996 129 22. Lipinski G-WvR, Liick E. Acesulfame K a new sweetener for oral cosmetics. Manuf Chem 1981 52(5) 37. 

In the food industry, sulfur dioxide and sulfites are extensively employed as preservatives to inhibit microbial spoilage and increase the storage life of foods. In addition, several sulfamic acid derivatives like saccharin (13) (1878), cydamate (14) (1937) and acesulfame potassium (15) (1973) are important artificial sweeteners (Figure 4). 

Many organosulfur compounds have major industrial uses. For instance, carbon disulfide and DMSO are important commercial solvents and dithiocarbamates are used in the rubber industry as vulcanisation accelerators long chain alkanesulfonic or arenesulfonic acids are important synthetic detergents. Xanthates are used in the manufacture of rayon (see Chapter 8, p. 135) and cellophane, and many commercial dyes contain sulfonic acid groups (see Introduction, p. 5). Sulfamic acid derivatives such as saccharin (see Chapter 9, p. 162) acesulfame potassium (see Introduction, p. 5) and cydamates (see Chapter 9, p. 162) are valuable artificial sweeteners. 

Artificial or intense sweeteners are often used not only to restrict the sugar intake in food and beverages but also to boost the degree of sweetness to mask bitter notes. Only few are approved for use in over 80 countries (e.g., saccharin, aspartame, sucralose, and acesulfame potassium). There is some ongoing controversy over whether artificial sweeteners are health risks despite lack of scientifically controlled peer-reviewed studies in general consistently to produce clear evidence. It is to be noted that if an acceptable daily intake (ADI) value is available, most of the time it is for a general adult population and not specifically for pediatric and geriatric population. 

Acquiring Information In a reference book, find a table comparing the relative sweetness of various sugars and artificial sweeteners. How do the following artificial sweeteners compare in sweetness with sucrose (table sugar) sucralose, aspartame, saccharin, and acesulfame-K ... 

There are presently four artificial, or synthetic, sweeteners that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame-K, and sucralose. People use artificial sweeteners because they suffer from diseases such as diabetes melfitus, because they are concerned about dental caries and periodontal disease, or because they wish to lose or to avoid gaining weight. Artificial sweeteners in very small quantities give foods sweetness, and most are not metabofized, meaning that the artificial sweeteners themselves furnish zero dietary calories. 

NHDC is well known for having a strong synergistic effect when used in conjunction with other artificial sweeteners snch as aspartame, saccharin and acesulfame potassium, as well as sugar alcohols such as xylitol and cyclamate. NHDC usage boosts the effects of these sweeteners at lower concentrations than would otherwise be required smaller amounts of other sweeteners are needed. This provides a cost benefit. 

EOS are very water soluble and have some sweetness (30%-35% of sucrose) [27]. EOS are used in beverages where they improve mouthfeel, enhance fruit flavor, and sustain flavor with less aftertaste when added to artificial sweeteners, aspartame or acesulfame K. 

In 1988, after six years of review, the FDA approved acesulfame-K under the trade name Sunette . Coca-Cola is using this artificial sweetener in a soft drink called Coca-Cola Zero . Unlike aspartame, acesulfame-K is heat-stable and can survive the high temperatures of cooking processes. 

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