Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts (E952)

Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts (E952) is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4).

What it is and why it counts

Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.

Cosmetic additives

NOVA calls these additives "cosmetic": they change how a product looks, feels or tastes rather than keeping it safe to eat. Their presence is one of the two defining signs of an ultra-processed food.

Function

Sweetener
Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.

Functional class definitions from the EU food additives regulation, via Open Food Facts.

More about cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts (E952) on Wikidata

Where it turns up

Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts (E952) appears in 15 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Products containing cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts (E952)

How the NOVA classification works