E952

Cyclamates

E Number E952
Name Cyclamates
Class Sweeteners
Groups
Additional details Sweetener
Origin Synthetic
Common applications Chewing gums, soft drinks, refreshments, juices, dairy products, pastry, cookies, and many other products labelled as “0% sugar”, “sugar free”, “light”, “zero”, “low calories”, pharmaceutical products and protein shakes
Observations At middle-long term may be carcinogenic
Evaluation To avoid

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Conditions of use in food categories

Category Number Category Name Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate) Details Restrictions/exceptions
01.4 Flavoured fermented milk products including heat-treated products250Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly energy-reduced products or with no added sugar
04.2.3 Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables1 000Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly fruit energy-reduced or with no added sugar
04.2.4.1 Fruit and vegetable preparations excluding compote250Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly energy-reduced
04.2.5.1 Extra jam and extra jelly as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC1 000only energy-reduced jams jellies and marmalades
04.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC1 000Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades
04.2.5.3 Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads500Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly dried-fruit-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
05.2 Other confectionery including breath refreshening microsweets500Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly cocoa, milk, dried fruit or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
07.2 Fine bakery wares1 600Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly fine bakery products for special nutritional uses
11.4.1 Table-top sweeteners in liquid formquantum satis 
11.4.2 Table-top sweeteners in powder formquantum satis 
11.4.3 Table-top sweeteners in tabletsquantum satis 
13.2 Dietary foods for special medical purposes defined in Directive 1999/21/EC (excluding products from food category 13.1.5)400Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid 
13.3 Dietary foods for weight control diets intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal (the whole or part of the total daily diet)400Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid 
14.1.3 Fruit nectars as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable nectars and similar products250Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly energy-reduced or with no added sugar
14.1.4 Flavoured drinks250Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly energy-reduced or with no added sugar
14.2.8 Other alcoholic drinks including mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15 % of alcohol250Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks
16 Desserts excluding products covered in categories 1, 3 and 4250Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acidonly energy-reduced or with no added sugar
17.1 Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable forms500Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid 
17.2 Food supplements supplied in a liquid form400Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid 
17.3 Food supplements supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form1 250Maximum usable levels are expressed in free acid