OT - Sweeteners

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:

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Wait, I thought saccharine *was* the sweetener that had cyclamates. If
not, then which ones are you thinking of?

No, saccharin (derived from coal tar) has been around for a long, long
time - at least a hundred years! Sodium cyclamate and calcium cyclamate
came along in the 1950's, and were hailed as a miracle for
sugar-restricted diets. (Until the FDA took them off the market - back
when they were genuinely looking out for the public health.)

What was the name of the commercial product(s) containing cyclamate?

Remember the tiny white saccharin pill that would fizz and then quickly
dissolve in liquid? My dad drank about 10 cups of coffee a day - instant
coffee, with non-dairy creamer, and one of those tiny saccharin pills.
I'm so spoiled now in terms of coffee that this seems like an abomination
to me!

Joyce

--
"Sentimentality" -- that's what we call the sentiment we don't share.
-- Graham Greene

wrote:
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:

wrote:

Wait, I thought saccharine *was* the sweetener that had cyclamates. If
not, then which ones are you thinking of?

No, saccharin (derived from coal tar) has been around for a long, long
time - at least a hundred years! Sodium cyclamate and calcium cyclamate
came along in the 1950's, and were hailed as a miracle for
sugar-restricted diets. (Until the FDA took them off the market - back
when they were genuinely looking out for the public health.)

What was the name of the commercial product(s) containing cyclamate?

Sorry, they took it off the market in the 1960's, and I just don't
remember the brand names.

Remember the tiny white saccharin pill that would fizz and then quickly
dissolve in liquid? My dad drank about 10 cups of coffee a day - instant
coffee, with non-dairy creamer, and one of those tiny saccharin pills.
I'm so spoiled now in terms of coffee that this seems like an abomination
to me!

Well, I don't like sweet coffee (except for an occasional cappucino),
but I agree about non-dairy creamer and instant coffee. I prefer my
coffee with half & half, will drink it with milk, but if the "whitener"
doesn't come from a cow, forget it! (Of course, "coffee" at home means
extra strong, dark European roast, made with freshly ground coffee beans.)

Joyce