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cyclamate , any member of a group of salts of cyclamic acid (cyclohexanesulfamic acid). The sodium and calcium salts were commonly used as artificial sweeteners until 1969, when their use was banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after reports that ingestion of large quantities of cyclamates appeared to cause cancer in some animals. There is no evidence that cyclamates are associated with cancer in humans.

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cyclamate A non‐nutritive sweetener, 30 times as sweet as sugar, used as the free acid or the calcium salt; synthesized in 1937, introduced commerically in the USA in 1950. Useful in low‐calorie foods. Unlike saccharin, it is stable to heat and can therefore be used in cooking. Chemically sodium cyclohexyl‐sulphamate.

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cyclamates Salts of the acid C₆H₁₁.NH.SO₃H, where C₆H₁₁– is a cyclohexyl group. Sodium and calcium cyclamates were formerly used as sweetening agents in soft drinks, etc., until their use was banned when they were suspected of causing cancer.

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