Advantame
Advantame is a widely used ingredient in cosmetics, personal care, and skincare formulations. Depending on its function, it may serve as a moisturizer, preservative, emulsifier, or active ingredient to enhance the overall effectiveness and performance of a product.
Advantame is a non-caloric artificial sweetener and aspartame analog by Ajinomoto. By mass, it is about 20,000 times sweeter than sucrose and about 110 times sweeter than aspartame. It has no notable off-flavors when compared to sucrose and tastes sweet a bit longer than aspartame and is chemically more stable. It can be blended with many other natural and artificial sweeteners.
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| IUPAC name
Methyl N-[3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]aspartylphenylalaninate
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| Systematic IUPAC name
(3S)-3-{[3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]amino}-4-{[(2S)-1-methoxy-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino}-4-oxobutanoic acid | |
| Other names
N-[N-[3-(3-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl]-α-L-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester
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| Identifiers | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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| E number | E969 (glazing agents, ...) |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C24H30N2O7 | |
| Molar mass | 458.511 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | white to yellow powder |
| Melting point | 101.5 °C (214.7 °F; 374.6 K) |
| 0.99 g/L at 25 °C | |
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| Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Advantame can be used as a table top sweetener and in certain bubblegums, flavored drinks, milk products, jams and confectionery among other things.
In 2013, it was approved for use in foods within EU with the E number E969. In 2014, FDA approved advantame as a non-nutritive sweetener and flavor enhancer within United States in foods generally, except meat and poultry.
