| FEMA | N/A |
| CAS | 55589-62-3 |
| EINECS | 259-715-3 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
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| Odor | odorless |
| Flavor | sweet sweet, sugar, candy, |
| Material Notes | ADI 15 mg/kg (1991). Intense-type sweetener permitted at 300-5500 ppm in foods. Sweetness approx. 200 x sucrose Acesulfame potassium is a calorie-free artificial sweetener, also known as Acesulfame K or Ace K (K being the symbol for potassium), and marketed under the trade names Sunett and Sweet One. In the European Union, it is known under the E number (additive code) E950. It was discovered accidentally in 1967 by German chemist Karl Clauss at Hoechst AG (now Nutrinova). In chemical structure, acesulfame potassium is the potassium salt of 6-methyl-1,2,3- oxathiazine-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide. It is a white crystalline powder with molecular formula C4H4KNO4S and a molecular weight of 201.24. |