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Developed and sold by Nutrinova of Germany, Sunett is the brand name of Acesulfame k, a high-quality sweetener. Sunett was first developed in 1967 and was approved as food additive by FDA in 1998. Sunett was approved to use in Korea in 2000. Sunett is being used for over 5,000 productsin about 100 countries.
Characters
Sweetness intensity : Sunett tastes very close to regular surgar, while being 200 times sweeter than sugar.
No calories : Sunett has no calories since it is not absorbed in the body.
Non cariogenic : Sunett doesn¡¯t cause decayed tooth since it is not resolved in the mouth
Solubility : Sunett melts well even in water of low temperature.
(Melts 27g / 100ml in 20¡ÆC water).It is suitable for liquefied products.
Maintains blood glucose level : Sunett is safe to use since it doesn¡¯t affect the blood glucose level or insulin secretion
Stability
Storage Stability in Aqueous Solution
Sunett is very stable in aqueous solution and then it has superiority as sweetener for most food products contain some water. For most beverage products which range from pH 3.0 to 7.0, those sweetened with Sunett almost doesn¡¯t lose its sweetness for long storage periods as follows;
pH
Storage condition
Recovery (%)
3.0 20¡É, 2yr 95
3.0 30¡É, 1yr 91
3.5 20¡É, 2yr 98
3.5 30¡É, 1yr 96
4.5~7.5 20¡É, 10yr 99
4.5 40¡É, 1yr 98
7.5 40¡É, 1yr 99
Stability in processing
Sunett shows superior stability for food processing. Extremely stable in heat, Sunett maintains consistency in foods baked at high temperatures such as cake and cookies
Products
Temperature / Processing time
Recovery (%)
Beverage(pH 7) 90¡É, 5min 100.0
Beverage(pH 7) 129¡É, 20min 100.0
Beverage(pH 7) 90¡É, 5min 99.9
Cake 278¡É, 60min 99.9
Cookie 323¡É, 10min
413¡É, 5min
98.0
101.0
Stability for enzyme and microorganism
Sunett doesn¡¯t react or be resolved against various enzymes and microorganisms used for food processing since it shows extremely low reactivity as a compound. Therefore, the sweetness quality almost doesn¡¯t change when Sunett is used in the fermented foods.
Multi-Sweeter Concept
When Sunett is used together with other sweeteners, improvement of sweetness quality and elevated sweetness make it possible to reduce production cost. Based on these advantages, Nutrinova supports its customers with this expert knowledge and can also assist in developing the optimized sweetener blend with Sunett for an individual product.
Improvement of sweetness quality
Compared with sugar, Sunett sweetness is sensed earlier and fades away fast. Such a characteristics of Sunett is opposite to that of other sweeteners (Especially Sucralose, Aspartame), which sweetness is sensed later and last long. Therefore, blended together with Sucralose, Sunett tastes much closer to Sugar.
Sweetness synergism
Blended with most sugars and sweeteners, Sunett can elevate its sweetness. It means dosage reduction of sweeteners. For example, Sucralose shows 15% sweetness synergistic effect if blended with Sunett. Especially for the beverage products, high stability can be also achieved.
Uses
Beverages : carbonated soft drink, coffee drink, juice, sports drink, powder drink, etc.
Baked goods : yogurt drink, blended dairy drink, sweetened whipped cream, etc.
Confectionaries : chewing gum, candy, chocolate, cake, biscuits, cookies, snacks, etc.
Ice cream : : ice cream, sherbet, ice mix, frozen confectionaries.
Alcoholic beverages : soju, homemade wines, makgeolli, grape wines, etc.
Jams : fruit jam, orange jam, marmalade, etc.
Sauces : dressings, mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, soysauce, etc.
Pharmaceuticals : soy sauce, ketchups, etc.
Other uses : health and nutrition, preserved foods, foods for diabetic, etc