What is Sodium cyclamate?
'''Sodium cyclamate''' is an [[artificial sweetener]]. It is 30 to 50 times [[Taste#Sweetness|sweet]]er than [[sugar]]. Even though other artificial sweeteners are more potent, sodium cyclamate is often used because of its taste, which is close to naturally occurring sugar. Some studies have found that sodium cyclamate causes [[cancer]].<ref>{{cite journal|pmid= 15367404 |doi=10.1093/annonc/mdh256|title=Artificial sweeteners—do they bear a carcinogenic risk?|year=2004|last1=Weihrauch|first1=M.R.|last2=Diehl|first2=V.|journal=Annals of Oncology|volume=15|issue=10|pages=1460–1465}} </ref> For this reason, its use is forbidden in the [[United States]]. In the [[European Union]], the use in certain kinds of products is limited (to a maximal dose). ==References== {{reflist}} {{Artificial foods}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Sweeteners]]