CAS No: 22839-47-0
Chemical Name: N-(L-alfa-aspartyl)-L-phenylalanine, 1-methyl ester
Molecular Formula: C14H18N2O5
Molecular Weight: 294.31
Chemical Structure:

Aspartame is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener, a methyl ester of the dipeptide of the amino acids L-aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine. It has no negative effect on blood sugar, coronary heart diseases and hypertension, and it doesn’t cause dental caries.
Aspartame is commonly used in soft drinks, It is also used in chewable vitamin supplements and common in many sugar-free chewing gums. Aspartame is also one of the sugar substitutes used by people with diabetes.
However, aspartame is not suitable for baking because it often hydrolyzes (breaks down) into its constituent amino acids when heated and loses much of its sweetness. The stability of aspartame under heating can be improved to some extent by encasing it in fats or in maltodextrin. The stability when dissolved in water depends markedly on pH. At room temperature, it is most stable at pH 4.3, where its half-life is nearly 300 days. At pH 7, however, its half-life is only a few days. Most soft-drinks have a pH between 3 and 5, where aspartame is reasonably stable. In products that may require a longer shelf life, such as syrups, aspartame is sometimes blended with a more stable sweetener, such as saccharin.
Blends of aspartame with acesulfame potassium are alleged to taste more like sugar, and to be sweeter than either substitute used alone.

Standards: FCC IV
Packing: 25kg / ctn, drum
Storage: Keep in a tightly closed container, stored in a cool, dry, ventilated area.