Aspartame
City: Marupe
Please avoid sudden changes in temperature and humidity, as they may affect the condition of derivative ingredients and tablets.
The shelf life begins from the date of manufacture at the factory.
Taking into account logistical and transportation stages, the remaining shelf life of the product is always shorter than the full shelf life.
We ship products to our customers with a remaining shelf life of no less than 70%.
Product | HSWT ASPARTAME POWDER | Lot no. | E207180 |
Molecular Formula | C14H18N2O5 | Manufacturing date | 18-JUL-2022 |
Expiration date | 19-JUL-2027 | INS | 951 or E951 in EU |
CAS Number | 22839-47-0 | EINECS Number | 245-261-3 |
Description | Non-Nutritive artificial sweetener, white or almost white crystalline powder having a sweet taste, slightly hygroscopic, odourless and approximately 200 times as sweet as sucrose, sparingly or slightly soluble in water and in ethanol (alcohol). |
Tests | Method | Specifications | Results |
IDENTITY TEST | |||
Infrared absorption | FCC, JSfA | Conform to standard | Conform to specification |
PURITY | |||
Assay (Dried basis) | FCC, JSfA, EU, JECFA | 98.0 - 102.0 % | 99.2 |
Assay by HPLC (dried basis) | FCC, USP | 98.0 - 102.0 % | 98.8 |
Loss on drying | FCC, JSfA, EU, JECFA | ≤ 4.5 % | 2.8 |
5-benzyl-3,6-dioxo-2-piperazineacetic acid | EP | ≤ 1.5 % | 0.03 |
Residue on ignition | FCC, JSfA | ≤ 0.2 >% | Conform to specification |
Heavy metals (as Lead) | EP | ≤ 10 mg/kg | Conform to specification |
Arsenic | EP | ≤ 3 mg/kg | Conform to specification |
Lead | HS | ≤ 1 mg/kg | Conform to specification |
Specific rotation | FCC, JSfA, EU, JECFA | +14.5° to 16.5° | 15.0 |
Transmittance | EU, JECFA | ≥ 95.0 % | 99.9 |
pH | FCC, JSfA, EU, JECFA | 4.5 to 6.0 | 5.4 |
Conductivity | EP | ≤ 30 µS/cm | Conform to specification |
Related substances (1) | EP | ≤ 1.5 % | Conform to specification |
L-aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine | EP | ≤ 0.25 % | Conform to specification |
L-Phenylalanine | EP | ≤ 0.5 % | Conform to specification |
Residual solvents | HS | Meets requirements | Conform to specification |
Other optical isomers | HS | ≤ 0.02 % | Conform to specification |
Appearance of solution | EP | Clear and not more coloured than GY6 | Conform to specification |
MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES | |||
Total aerobic bacteria | HS | ≤ 250 CFU/g | < 10 |
Yeast and Mold | HS | ≤ 100 CFU/g | < 10 |
Coliforms | HS | ≤ 10 CFU/g | Conform to specification |
E.Coli | HS | Negative / g | Conform to specification |
Salmonella | BKR 23/07-10/11 | Negative / 25g | Conform to specification |
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | |||
Particle size (on 150 µm) | HS | ≤ 1.0 % | 0.0 |
Bulk density (unpacked) | HS | 0.20 +/- 0.10 g/ml | Conform to specification |
Information | Details |
Quality system and compliance | Quality system of HSWT France SAS is certified ISO 9001(2015) and BRC(V8) by SGS. This lot is in compliance with HSWT Aspartame specification no. HS 0110. |
Methods version | HS: internal method; EP: 10th Ed (2020); USP: USP-NF (2021); FCC: 12th Ed (2020); JSfA: 8th Ed (2007); EU: 231/2012; JECFA: Monographs 19 (2016). |
Odor storage note | HSWT Aspartame should not be stored near products with strong odor. |
Regulatory compliance | HSWT Aspartame fully complies with the purity criteria of EU Commission Regulation No 231/2012 and amendments. It fully meets the criteria of USP NF, FCC, EP and food standards. |
GMO statement | HSWT Aspartame supplied by HSWT France SAS, Gravelines, France, is considered not genetically modified and not derived from genetically modified organisms as defined by Regulations (EC) No 1829/2003 and (EC) No 1830/2003, as amended. |
Allergen statement | HSWT Aspartame does not contain substances having allergenic properties for which labelling is required, as listed in Annex II of Regulation 1169/2011 and subsequent amendments. |