Acesulfame potassium
E950
E950, acesulfame K, acesulfame potassium, acesulfamo K, acesulfamo potásico, Ace-K
What it is
A calorie-free synthetic intense sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sucrose.
Why BOTIA flags it
It flags it because it is an artificial sweetener characteristic of ultra-processed foods (NOVA Group 4).
BOTIA CAN
- Identify E950 or Acesulfame K on scanned ingredient labels.
- Trigger both the sweetener and E-number information layers.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Assess whether the acesulfame K has been blended with aspartame to mask its metallic aftertaste.
- Determine the presence of organic impurities below the standard 20 mg/kg purity limit.