Sodium Cyclamate Powder
Sodium cyclamate powder is a potent, heat-stable artificial sweetener (E952) used as a sugar substitute in low-calorie foods and drinks like soft drinks, baked goods (cakes, biscuits), ice cream, confectionery, and sauces, often blended with other sweeteners like saccharin for enhanced sweetness and flavor
Key Uses:
Beverages: Diet soft drinks, flavored waters, and juices.
Baked Goods: Cakes, biscuits, bread, and pastries.
Dairy & Desserts: Ice cream, frozen desserts, jellies, and toppings.
Confectionery: Candies, chewing gum, and preserved fruits.
Sauces & Seasonings: Salad dressings, pickles, and condiments.
Pharmaceuticals: To mask the bitterness of certain medicines and as a tabletop sweetener for diabetics (where permitted).
Key Properties:
High Sweetness: About 30-50 times sweeter than sugar, allowing small amounts to be used.
Heat Stable: Ideal for cooking and baking processes.
Synergistic Effect: Often combined with saccharin or aspartame for improved taste.
Form: A white, odorless crystalline powder.
Regulatory Note:
While widely used globally (E952), cyclamates have been banned in the United States for human consumption since 1970 due to cancer concerns, notes
They is used as sweeteners in baked goods and products such as:
- confections
- desserts
- soft drinks
- preserves
- and salad dressings.
Sodium Cyclamate Powder is used as sweeteners in baked goods, confections, desserts, soft drinks, preserves, and salad dressings.
- They are often combined with saccharin to produce a synergistic sweetening effect.
- Cyclamates have a very sweet taste, with about 30 times the sweetening power of sucrose.
Sodium cyclamate is supplied as a white, odourless or almost odourless crystals, or as a crystalline powder.
Sodium Cyclamate Powder
