Food Additives and Contaminants Committee report on the review of sweeteners in food.

  • Great Britain. Food Additives and Contaminants Committee
Date:
1982
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Credit: Food Additives and Contaminants Committee report on the review of sweeteners in food. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX III GENERAL PURITY CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO PERMITTED SWEETENERS EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SPECIFIC PURITY CRITERIA Each sweetener shall not contain: (a) more than 3 milligrams per kilogram of arsenic; (b) more than 10 milligrams per kilogram of lead. SPECIFIC PURITY CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO PERMITTED SWEETENERS Acesulfame Potassium Chemical name potassium—3 ,4—dihydro—6—methyl—2,2,4— trioxo—2 S —1],2,3—oxathiazin—3—ide Empirical formula C,H, KNO,S Molecular weight 201.2 Description white, odourless, crystalline powder or granules with an intensely sweet taste. Content not less than 99.0 per centum on a volatile matter-free basis Volatile matter not more than 1.0 per centum (determined by drying at 105°C to constant weight). pH of a 1 per centum aqueous solution not less than 6.5 and not more than 7.5. Potassium acetate not more than 0.5 per centum Fluoride not more than 30 mg/kg.