Asesulfame?

Jennifer · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 64

I believe the brand names it goes by are Sunette or Sweet One.

It's another artificial sweetener. When I put the name into Google
(always a great resource) I came up with tons of hits.

On Epicurious.com (my favorite food website), their food dictionary said
this:

Acesulfame-K
[a-seh-SUHL-faym-K]
Formulated by the Germans in the late 1960s, this noncaloric ARTIFICIAL
SWEETENER (also called Ace-K ) was approved in the United States by the
Federal Drug Administration in 1988. It's 200 times sweeter than sugar
and, unlike ASPARTAME, retains its sweetness when heated, making it
suitable for cooking and baking. When used in large amounts, however,
Ace-K has a bitter aftertaste, much like that of SACCHARIN. This
sweetener is composed of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, sulphur and
potassium atoms. It's widely used in a broad range of commercial
products including baked goods, candies and imitation dairy products.

© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD
LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.

Harvey Mandel wrote:
> The correct spelling is concentrated acesulfame-k
> sorry about that.
> Harvey

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Colleen · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 25

Do you mean Aspartame?
c

"Harvey Mandel" wrote in message$a78$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com...
> I just bought a diabetic cook book and it refers to ACESULFAME and I have
> never heard of this. Anyone out there know what it is?
> Harvey
>
>

Colleen · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 25

Thanks. Somehow I knew you'd have the right answer. I wasn't familiar with
that AS.
c

"Jennifer" wrote in message@earthlink.net...
> I believe the brand names it goes by are Sunette or Sweet One.
>
> It's another artificial sweetener. When I put the name into Google
> (always a great resource) I came up with tons of hits.
>
> On Epicurious.com (my favorite food website), their food dictionary said
> this:
>
> Acesulfame-K
> [a-seh-SUHL-faym-K]
> Formulated by the Germans in the late 1960s, this noncaloric ARTIFICIAL
> SWEETENER (also called Ace-K ) was approved in the United States by the
> Federal Drug Administration in 1988. It's 200 times sweeter than sugar
> and, unlike ASPARTAME, retains its sweetness when heated, making it
> suitable for cooking and baking. When used in large amounts, however,
> Ace-K has a bitter aftertaste, much like that of SACCHARIN. This
> sweetener is composed of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, sulphur and
> potassium atoms. It's widely used in a broad range of commercial
> products including baked goods, candies and imitation dairy products.
>
> © Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD
> LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
>
>
>
> Harvey Mandel wrote:
> > The correct spelling is concentrated acesulfame-k
> > sorry about that.
> > Harvey
>

Harvey Mandel · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 3

I just bought a diabetic cook book and it refers to ACESULFAME and I have
never heard of this. Anyone out there know what it is?
Harvey

Harvey Mandel · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 3

The correct spelling is concentrated acesulfame-k
sorry about that.
Harvey

"Colleen" wrote in message@corp.supernews.com...
> Do you mean Aspartame?
> c
>
> "Harvey Mandel" wrote in message
> $a78$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com...
> > I just bought a diabetic cook book and it refers to ACESULFAME and I
have
> > never heard of this. Anyone out there know what it is?
> > Harvey
> >
> >
>
>

MoragP · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

>

It's marketed as Sweet One or Sunette--an artificial sweetener. Check it out on
Google.

Harvey Mandel · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 3

Thank you very much for the information. I knew this was the right place to
ask the question.
Harvey

"Colleen" wrote in message@corp.supernews.com...
> Thanks. Somehow I knew you'd have the right answer. I wasn't familiar
with
> that AS.
> c
>
> "Jennifer" wrote in message
> @earthlink.net...
> > I believe the brand names it goes by are Sunette or Sweet One.
> >
> > It's another artificial sweetener. When I put the name into Google
> > (always a great resource) I came up with tons of hits.
> >
> > On Epicurious.com (my favorite food website), their food dictionary said
> > this:
> >
> > Acesulfame-K
> > [a-seh-SUHL-faym-K]
> > Formulated by the Germans in the late 1960s, this noncaloric ARTIFICIAL
> > SWEETENER (also called Ace-K ) was approved in the United States by the
> > Federal Drug Administration in 1988. It's 200 times sweeter than sugar
> > and, unlike ASPARTAME, retains its sweetness when heated, making it
> > suitable for cooking and baking. When used in large amounts, however,
> > Ace-K has a bitter aftertaste, much like that of SACCHARIN. This
> > sweetener is composed of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, sulphur and
> > potassium atoms. It's widely used in a broad range of commercial
> > products including baked goods, candies and imitation dairy products.
> >
> > © Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD
> > LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
> >
> >
> >
> > Harvey Mandel wrote:
> > > The correct spelling is concentrated acesulfame-k
> > > sorry about that.
> > > Harvey
> >
>
>