Sweet Facts about Acesulfame Potassium
Benefits
The Benefits of Accesulfame Potassium at a Glance
Acesulfame Potassium is a high-intensity sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than sugar.- Acesulfame Potassium has a clean, sweet taste with a fast onset and no lingering aftertaste.
- Acesulfame Potassium is calorie-free and suitable for diabetics.
- Acesulfame Potassium is not metabolized by the body but is excreted unchanged.
- Acesulfame Potassium does not promote tooth decay.
- Acesulfame Potassium is sodium-free.
- Acesulfame Potassium has rapid solubility.
- Acesulfame Potassium is heat stable and can be used in cooking and baking.
- Acesulfame Potassium is pH stable.
- Acesulfame Potassium has a long shelf life.
- Acesulfame Potassium can provide a synergistic sweetening effect when combined with caloric and non-caloric sweeteners (more sugar-like sweetness profile than single sweeteners).
- Acesulfame Potassium shortens the lingering sweetness of sucralose and aspartame.
- Acesulfame Potassium enhances and intensifies flavors.
- Acesulfame Potassium is approved for use in foods, beverages and pharmaceutical products in over 100 countries around the world.
- Acesulfame Potassium is safe for the general population. Over 90 scientific studies have demonstrated the safety of Acesulfame Potassium.