cyclamate

[ sahy-kluh-meyt, sik-luh- ]

noun

1. any of several chemical compounds used as a noncaloric sweetening agent in foods and beverages: banned by the FDA in 1970 as a possible carcinogen.

cyclamate

/ ˈsɪkləˌmeɪt; ˈsaɪkləˌmeɪt /

noun

1. a salt or ester of cyclamic acid. Certain of the salts have a very sweet taste and were formerly used as food additives and sugar substitutes

cyclamate

/ sī′klə-māt′,sĭk′lə- /

1. A salt or ester containing the group C 6 H 12 NO 3 S. Some cyclamates were formerly used as artificial sweeteners.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclamate¹

First recorded in 1950–55; cyclam(ic acid) + -ate ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclamate¹

C20: cycl ( ohexyl-sulph ) amate

Example Sentences

About 30 times sweeter than sugar, cyclamate isn't metabolized, making it ideal for people who need to avoid sugar.

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While Tab contained two artificial sweeteners — saccharin and cyclamate — cyclamate was the more important of the two.

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However, when it's combined with cyclamate, the bitterness goes away.

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Kirsch wanted to create a soda for diabetics and people with cardiovascular problems, so he used cyclamate, which was discovered in 1937 by a graduate student working at a University of Illinois chemistry lab after he licked some of the substance and found that it tasted sweet.

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In 1969, the Food and Drug Administration banned the sweetener cyclamate after lab studies indicated that large doses of the sweetener led to bladder cancer in animals.

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