Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts (E952)
- Food Caution
What is Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts (E952)?
Cyclamate (E952) is a sweetener 30 to 50 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and table-top sweeteners. At normal amounts the risk is low. The caution is for people who consume a lot over time: some people's gut bacteria turn it into a substance that damaged the testes in animal studies, though this hasn't been shown in humans.
What is Yasno’s verdict on Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts?
Yasno’s verdict on Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts: Caution. Some evidence of a concern, it depends on the amount, or it is genuinely worth knowing. A Caution always has a specific, sourced reason.
Is Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts allowed in the EU?
EU status of Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts: Permitted as a food additive. Conditions and limits come from the regulation cited below. Yasno summarises them and does not replace the legal text.
| Where | EU | US |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Permitted as a food additive | Not recorded |
Sources
- EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3294, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2015
- Revised Opinion on Cyclamic Acid and its Sodium and Calcium Salts, European Commission Scientific Committee on Food, 2000
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