Acesulfame Potassium Definition

āsē-sŭlfām

noun

A white crystalline powder, C₄ H₄ KNO₄ S, having a taste about 200 times sweeter than sucrose, used as a calorie-free sweetener.

American Heritage

The artificial sweetener, potassium 6-methyl-2,2-dioxo-oxathiazin-4-olate.

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Origin of Acesulfame Potassium

Alteration of earlier acetosulfam (perhaps influenced by aspartame) aceto– sulf(o)– am(ine)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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