Acesulfame K is a heat-stable high-intensity sweetener.
- Beverages: Sweetener, often blended with aspartame or sucralose.
- Bakery: Heat-stable sweetener (E950).
- Confectionery: Sweetener.
- Oral Care: Sweetener in toothpaste.
| Appearance | White crystalline powder |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Molecular Formula | C4H4KNO4S |
| Molecular Weight | 201.24 g/mol |
| Solubility | Very soluble in water; very slightly soluble in ethanol |
| IUPAC Name | potassium 6-methyl-2,2-dioxo-1-oxa-2lambda6-thia-3-azanidacyclohex-5-en-4-one |
| Molecular Formula | C4H4KNO4S |
| Molecular Weight | 201.24 g/mol |
| SMILES | CC1=CC(=O)[N-]S(=O)(=O)O1.[K+] |
| InChIKey | WBZFUFAFFUEMEI-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
