Sci228 Week 2 Ilab
1. Select a sweetener: Ace K
I chose this particular sweetener because I have never heard of it until now and it sparked my interest.
2. Explore the history of the sweetener (when it was developed, its composition).
Ace K is short for Acesulfame Potassium, or sometimes just Acesulfame K. It is also often called by the names: Sunett, Sweet One, and Sweet 'n Safe. Ace K was discovered by Hoechst scientists in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1967. It is a calorie-free sweetener that is used and approved in approximately ninety countries around the world. Nearly one-hundred studies have been conducted on the safety of Ace K in the past thirty to forty years. From those studies it has been proved that Ace K is safe and suitable for human consumption. This sweetener has been used in food and beverages since 1983. It is 150-200 times sweeter than sugar, as it is a highly stable, crystalline sweetener with a chemical structure similar to saccharin. Its chemical makeup consists of a process that involves the transformation of an organic intermediate, acetoacetic acid, and its combination with potassium. Ace K is found in many different food and snacks we know and love such as chewing gum, dry beverage mixes, dry dessert mixes, dry dairy analog bases, tabletop sweeteners, confections, soft candy, hard candy (including breath mints, cough drops and lozenges), baked goods, dairy products, carbonated beverages and alcoholic beverages. 3. Discuss safety and the sweetener you have selected.
Ace K is safe and suitable for all segments of the population. The FDA, which is the governmental agency responsible for ensuring the safety of all foods, has approved it for use in many food products on eight separate occasions since 1988. The agency based its decisions on a large body of scientific evidence that demonstrates the safety of the ingredient. The FDA has approved its use in pregnant women and The American Diabetes Association has said that non-nutritive
I chose this particular sweetener because I have never heard of it until now and it sparked my interest.
2. Explore the history of the sweetener (when it was developed, its composition).
Ace K is short for Acesulfame Potassium, or sometimes just Acesulfame K. It is also often called by the names: Sunett, Sweet One, and Sweet 'n Safe. Ace K was discovered by Hoechst scientists in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1967. It is a calorie-free sweetener that is used and approved in approximately ninety countries around the world. Nearly one-hundred studies have been conducted on the safety of Ace K in the past thirty to forty years. From those studies it has been proved that Ace K is safe and suitable for human consumption. This sweetener has been used in food and beverages since 1983. It is 150-200 times sweeter than sugar, as it is a highly stable, crystalline sweetener with a chemical structure similar to saccharin. Its chemical makeup consists of a process that involves the transformation of an organic intermediate, acetoacetic acid, and its combination with potassium. Ace K is found in many different food and snacks we know and love such as chewing gum, dry beverage mixes, dry dessert mixes, dry dairy analog bases, tabletop sweeteners, confections, soft candy, hard candy (including breath mints, cough drops and lozenges), baked goods, dairy products, carbonated beverages and alcoholic beverages. 3. Discuss safety and the sweetener you have selected.
Ace K is safe and suitable for all segments of the population. The FDA, which is the governmental agency responsible for ensuring the safety of all foods, has approved it for use in many food products on eight separate occasions since 1988. The agency based its decisions on a large body of scientific evidence that demonstrates the safety of the ingredient. The FDA has approved its use in pregnant women and The American Diabetes Association has said that non-nutritive