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Aspartame-Acesulfame: Twinsweet 491<br />

Table 2 Guidelines for Twinsweet Concentrations in Various<br />

Products<br />

Twinsweet concentration<br />

Product ready to consume (ppm)<br />

Beverages<br />

Carbonated lemon-lime 270<br />

Hot cocoa mix 240<br />

Cold chocolate mix 190<br />

Instant lemon tea 200<br />

Instant lemon drink 220<br />

Desserts/dairy<br />

Instant pudding mix 380<br />

Gelatin mix 435<br />

Confectionery<br />

Chewing gum 2700<br />

Hard candy 1000<br />

Chocolate 800<br />

Tabletop sweeteners<br />

Tablets (1 tablet 1 tsp of sugar) 11 mg/tablet<br />

Source: Holland Sweetener Company, Geleen, The Netherlands.<br />

However, although suited for use in any product in which the parent sweeteners<br />

appear, the salt’s particular properties mean that it is especially beneficial<br />

for dry or low-moisture materials. Specifically, there are substantial advantages<br />

to be gained by using the salt in powder mix products such as instant beverages<br />

for cold reconstitution, mixes for hot cocoa–based drinks, instant desserts, toppings,<br />

tabletop sweeteners and sugar substitutes, and pharmaceutical powder<br />

preparations. In addition, aspartame-acesulfame has a number of benefits in<br />

sugar-free confectionery, including chewing gum and hard candy, to which can<br />

be added medicated confectionery and chewable tablets. These are discussed in<br />

the following paragraphs.<br />

A. Powder Mixes<br />

These products are typically sold as a convenient package of premixed powder<br />

suitable for ‘‘instant’’ reconstitution by the consumer. Consumption usually follows<br />

shortly after reconstitution. Indeed consumption may be immediate, as in<br />

the case of certain pharmaceutical preparations that are stirred into water and<br />

swallowed directly. Another example is a sugar substitute added to a beverage,<br />

stirred briefly, and then drunk. Key elements in successful powder mix products

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