Cyclamate
Level 4 — Significant concerns
Cyclamate is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: E952, sodium cyclamate
Where you'll see it
diet drinks, tabletop sweeteners
What the research says
Named with saccharin as 'the most commonly consumed' artificial sweeteners — and the cheapest and oldest. Inherits the artificial-sweetener critique: insulin/glycaemic disruption when paired with sugar in real-world diets, microbiome effects.
[ultra-processed-people] Named with saccharin as 'the most commonly consumed' artificial sweeteners — and the cheapest and oldest. Inherits the artificial-sweetener critique: insulin/glycaemic disruption when paired with sugar in real-world diets, microbiome effects.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 13: UPF tastes odd: The most commonly consumed are cyclamate and saccharin — the cheapest and oldest — and the global market is worth around $2.2 billion a year