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
Neotame complies with the Chinese national standard GB29944 and strictly meets the FCCVIII, USP, JECFA and EP specifications.
Standard Item | Index | ||||
GB standard | JECFA(2003) | HT standard | FCCV | ||
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~-43.3 º | -40.0º~-43.3º | |
Aerobic Plate Count | < | / | / | 250cfu/g | / |
Coliforms | < | / | / | 10mpn/g | / |
Fungi | < | / | / | 9 cfu/g | / |
Shigella | < | / | / | Non | / |