Ajinomoto has a rich history in the food world and established their name with products like mono-sodium glutamate, amino acids, sweeteners, savory ingredients, specialty ingredients etc. In this article we would like to bring the sweetener Advantame to attention.
Nowadays everybody is aware of the increased concern about obesity rates and added sugar levels. Consumers continue to demand reduced sugar solutions in food products but are not prepared to sacrifice taste.
After many years of research and development Ajinomoto developed the next generation sweetener called Advantame derived from amino acids. The sweetness quality of Advantame is as clean as Ajinomoto’s AminoSweet®, and the sweetness intensity is about 30,000 times higher than sugar. Advantame does not have any unpleasant taste or metallic taste, and has a long-lasting sweetness.
Advantame can be used for:
Advantame can substitute other sweeteners up to 40% and reduce the amount of calories in the product. The substitution ratio can be increased by blending with other ingredients.
Advantame can also be used to mask lingering off-taste. Proven concepts show that Advantame can mask many kinds of functional ingredients such as stevia (lingering/licorice off-taste), vitamins, minerals, polyphenols and amino acids etc. As an example, when you apply 40ppm of Advantame the bitterness level can be masked with more than 50%.
Thanks to its compilation Advantame enhances many flavours in food, for example:
| As sweetener | USA, EU, Japan, Australia, New Zealand | |
| As flavour | Taiwan, Thailand | |
| As flavour modifier FEMA GRAS (#4716)
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USA, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, South Africa | |
| Food category Beverages, non-alcoholic |
Maximum usage level 1.5 ppm |
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