Neotame
CAS Number
165450-17-9
EC Number
605-408-8
E Number
E959
What is Neotame?
Neotame (CAS 165450-17-9), also identified by its EU designation E961, is a high-intensity artificial sweetener derived from aspartame chemistry but engineered for significantly greater potency.
Where is Neotame used?
- Food and beverage: sweetener in reduced-calorie and sugar-free carbonated drinks, dairy desserts, baked goods and confectionery
- Tabletop sweeteners and flavour masking: suppresses bitter off-notes at sub-threshold concentrations
- Oral care: delivers sweetness without fermentable sugars
- Personal care: lip care and cosmetics with a mild sweet sensory profile
- It allows formulators to achieve target sweetness profiles at extremely low inclusion rates.
Commercial specifications
- 7,000–13,000 times the sweetness of sucrose
- Packaging from small R&D quantities up to bulk quantities for industrial-scale production
Other Names (Synonyms)
N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-α-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine methyl ester|E961|N-(N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-alpha-aspartyl)-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester|VJ597D52EX|INS-961|INS NO.961|L-Phenylalanine, N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-α-aspartyl-, 2-methyl ester
What are the physical properties of Neotame?
Melting Point 83-85°C
Boiling Point 565.3±50.0 °C(Predicted)
Density 1.133±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)
Color White to Off-White
Form neat
Log P 3.834 (est)
Which trade and regulatory codes apply to Neotame?
HS Code 29242990
Storage Class 11 - Combustible Solids
WGK (Germany) 3