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CYCLAMATE [3 records]

Record 1 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Pharmacology
Universal entry(ies)
C6H11NHSO3Na
formula, see observation
DEF

White, crystalline, practically odorless powder; sweet taste. Freely soluble in water; practically insoluble in alcohol, benzene, chloroform and ether ... Sweetening power approximately 30 times that of sucrose ... Claimed to cause cancer in laboratory animals. Prohibited by FDA for food use. Use: Nonnutritive sweetener.

OBS

Chemical formula: C6H11NHSO3Na

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Pharmacologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C6H11NHSO3Na
formula, see observation
DEF

Édulcorant utilisé dans certaines boissons destinées aux diabétiques. Se présente sous la forme d'une poudre cristalline blanche, inodore, très soluble dans l'eau, insoluble dans l'alcool et l'éther. Cancérogène.

OBS

Formule chimique : C6H11NHSO3Na

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Farmacología
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C6H11NHSO3Na
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química: C6H11NHSO3Na

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Record 2 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Food Industries
  • Pharmacology
DEF

Group name for synthetic nonnutritive sweetening agents derived from cyclohexylamine or cyclamic acid ...

CONT

Cyclamates. Artificial sweetening agents about 30 times as sweet as refined sugar, removed from the market [in 1969] because they were found to cause bladder cancer in rats.

CONT

[Cyclamates include] the sodium and calcium salts of cyclohexane sulfamic acid as well as the acid form itself ... Cyclamates occur as white crystals or as a white crystalline powder. These are odorless ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Édulcorant de synthèse ayant un pouvoir sucrant 30 fois supérieur à celui du sucre, présenté sous forme de cristaux blancs (ou de poudre cristalline blanche) inodores. Réservé à l'alimentation des diabétiques (mais interdit comme additif alimentaire dans certains pays).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Farmacología
DEF

Nombre de un grupo de edulcorantes sintéticos no nutritivos obtenido del cicloexilamino o ácido ciclámico; la serie incluye ciclamatos de sodio, potasio y calcio. Tóxico en dosis elevadas.

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Record 3 2000-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
DEF

A white, crystalline, practically odorless powder with a very sweet taste, practically insoluble in alcohol but freely soluble in water; used as a sweetening agent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Poudre cristalline blanche employée comme édulcorant artificiel.

Spanish

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