About Us
HSWT is the new name for a well-known company in the sweetener industry. HSWT is owner and operator of the production plant based in Gravelines, France. The plant has produced and sold high-quality aspartame to global customers since 1991.
The plant
The plant was built in 1991 through a joint-venture of the US-based NutraSweet and the Japanese-based Ajinomoto, both active in sweeteners and other food ingredients. From 2000 to 2015, Ajinomoto had full ownership over the plant. In 2015, the plant was acquired by HYET Sweet, a Dutch-based company trading in sweeteners.
In January 2019, the plant was taken over by Standard Investment, a European investment firm specialized in manufacturing and food companies. The French plant makes the same products as before at the same high-quality levels just under a new legal name and new ownership.
Products
HSWT produces food-grade aspartame for well-known brands of soft drinks, juices, chewing gums and tabletop sweeteners. In addition, HSWT produces pharma-grade aspartame that is used by well-known pharmaceutical companies in their product formulations.
While in the past the plant has produced other sweeteners, HSWT today has a pure focus on the manufacturing high-quality aspartame for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Aspartame is produced from combining amino acids which are commonly present in natural food proteins. Aspartame is digested by the human body in the same way that proteins are and the sweetener is approved by more than 120 countries, including the EU and USA. For more information, please see our product page.
All HSWT aspartame fulfils the purity criteria set by the main International standard as EU Commission regulation 231/2012, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), Food Chemicals Codex FCC) and other international standards if applicable. Read more about purity and standards here.
Aspartame
E number: E951
Shelf life: 5 years
Types: powder, granular
Grades: food, pharma
Chemical formula: C14H18N205
Service
HSWT has an experienced team ready to support its customers. Technical support is available to help customers with creating formulations, understanding differences in aspartame from other producers, and providing laboratory analysis for quality approval processes. Our customer service and sales team can help provide answers on orders, stock levels and logistic alternatives.