This document discusses the artificial sweetener acesulfame potassium. It provides details on its history, definition, trade names, molecular formula, appearance, approved uses, and health effects. The key points are: - Acesulfame potassium is an artificial sweetener approved for use in many foods and beverages in over 100 countries. - It provides sweetness with no calories but long term effects are unknown and some studies have found potential negative health impacts. - Regulatory bodies have established acceptable daily intake limits but the decision to consume it involves individual risk assessment given uncertainties about long term use.

1. Instructor: Nguyễn Trung Hậu
Name: Lê Thị Hảo
Nguyễn Tấn Triều

2. 1. Introduction.
2. Approved or not.
3. Applications.
4. The side effects on human health.
5. Dose for using.
6. Conclusion.

3.  History: discovered in 1967 by Karl Clauss and H.
Jensen of Hoechst AG in Frankfurt, Germany.
 Definition: Acesulfame potassium is an artificial
sweetener which has calorie-free sugar substitute.
 The trade names: Sunett and Sweet One.
 Molecular formula: C4H4KNO4S.
 Appearence: white, virtually odourless, crystalline
powder.
chemical structure

4. •Using in candies, tabletop
sweeteners, chewing gums,
beverages, dessert and
dairy product mixes, baked
goods, alcoholic
beverages, syrups,
refrigerated and frozen
desserts, and sweet sauces
and toppings

5.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
and other leading health organizations has
approved acesulfame potassium for use in
numerous food products.
 Acesulfame potassium has been approved for
use in more than 100 countries around the word
and is currently used in more than 5,000 foods,
beverages.

6.  Positives:
- Helps Reduce Calories — Since acesulfame K
is not metabolized, it contributes no calories.

7. - Does Not Promote Tooth Decay — Acesulfame K
does not contribute to dental caries.
- Useful in Diabetic Diets — People with diabetes may
incorporate products containing acesulfame K into
their balanced diet.

8.  Negatives:
- Effects on Blood Sugar and Insulin:
In test tubes, acesulfame K has been shown to increase the
amount of sugar absorbed by cells from the gut. Human
studies have not found that acesulfame potassium raises
blood sugar or insulin, but studies on long-term use are
lacking.

9. - Raise Your Risk of Cancer: In test tubes,
scientists look for signs that a substance could
be “genotoxic” — in other words, that it has
potential to damage your DNA and cause
mutations that may lead to cancer.

10.  Other Side Effects: long-term use may impair brain
function, cause pregnant women to give birth
prematurely, influence your baby’s preference for
sweet foods

11.  The FDA recommends that acesulfame K is safe
up to an acceptable daily intake of 15 mg/kg/day
of body weight in the U.S.
 In Europe, the acceptable daily intake is slightly
lower, at 9 mg/kg/day of body weight

12.  Acesulfame potassium helps blends sustain their
sweetness over time, thereby increasing the
sweetness shelf life of products. In addition, foods
containing blends of acesulfame K contain up to
40 percent less total sweetener.
 The amount of potassium in acesulfame potassium
is extremely small. Thus, it is not a potential health
concern.
 Even though they may appear safe, no one knows
the risk if you consume them regularly for years.
The decision to consume them or not should be
made on an individual basis.