Cookbook:Acesulfame

| Sweeteners

Acesulfame, also called Ace-K among others, is an artificial calorie-free sweetener.

Characteristics
Acesulfame is about 100–200 times sweeter than table sugar, though it can have a bitter aftertaste. It is more heat-stable than some other artificial sweeteners, which allows it to be used in baked goods.

Use
It is used extensively in commercial baked goods, beveragees, candies, puddings, and other low-sugar or -calorie products.

Acesulfame is often combined with other artificial sweeteners like cyclamate, sucralose, and aspartame. This manner of blending not only increases the sweetness but is also known to reduce acesulfame's bitter off-taste.