Calcium Cyclamate
Calcium Cyclamate is a calcium salt of cyclamic acid primarily used as an artificial sweetener. While it has been used as a sugar substitute for individuals requiring dietary sugar restrictions, its use as a food additive has been banned in several countries due to safety concerns. It is not classified as a therapeutic medication in most pharmacopeias.
Calcium Cyclamate is an artificial sweetener formerly used as a sugar substitute, now restricted or banned in many regions due to safety concerns.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 155015
- Generic
- Calcium Cyclamate
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Not typically used as a medication; historically employed as a non-nutritive sweetener for diabetic diets and low-calorie products.
Functions as an intense sweetener approximately 30-50 times sweeter than sucrose, providing sweetness without caloric value.
Banned as a food sweetener in the United States since 1969 by the FDA due to rodent studies showing potential carcinogenicity. Legal status varies by country. Not recommended for therapeutic use without explicit medical guidance.
Official drug label
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Medically reviewed by WellAlly Editorial Team Last reviewed August 25, 2026. · Read our editorial policy