Which foods can Sodium cyclamate be added to?

2023-04-13 17:13:18

What is E 952?
Sodium cyclamate, E952 is a synthetic food sweetener with high sweetening power. It is about 30-50 times sweeter than sugar, comparing equal amounts of the two substances. [i]

Cyclamic acid and its sodium and calcium salts are chemical compounds whose sweetening capacity is relatively weak compared to other synthetic sweeteners. Therefore, they have generally been used in combination with saccharin in a 10:1 ratio, which also results in a taste closer to sugar and a higher sweetening capacity.

Cyclamates are the salts of cyclohexylaminosulphonic acid discovered by Sveda as early as 1937. It has been used as a sweetener (sodium or calcium salt) since the 1950s, becoming the most widely used artificial sweetener in the 1960s, leading to the launch of diet products.

Which foods can E 952 be added to?
According to the regulations in force, cyclamates can be used in the following products:

Flavoured fermented milk products, including heat-treated products;
Fruit and vegetables preserved in tins or jars;
Fruit and vegetable preparations, except compotes;
Extra jams and extra jellies;
Jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree;
Other similar fruit and vegetable spreads;
Other confectionery, including breath freshening drops;
Fine bakery products;
Table-top sweeteners in liquid form;
Powdered table sweeteners;
Table-top sweeteners in tablet form;
Dietary foods for special medical purposes;
Dietary foods for weight control, intended to completely replace the daily food intake or an individual meal (in whole or in part the total daily food intake);
Fruit nectars,
Flavoured drinks;
Other alcoholic and spirituous beverages containing less than 15% alcohol, including mixtures of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages;
Desserts;
Food supplements supplied in solid form, including capsules and tablets and other similar forms, with the exception of chewable forms;
Food supplements supplied in liquid form;
Food supplements supplied in syrup or chewable form.