Wine contains this additive, have you heard of it?

01 Event Background

Jiangxi Provincial Market Supervision Bureau organized special food safety supervision and sampling inspections in tourist scenic spots, sampling catering food, alcohol, beverages, edible oil and grease and their products, meat products, cakes, edible agricultural products, tea and related products, aquatic products, soy products, bee products, vegetable products, biscuits, condiments, grain processing products, convenience foods and fruit products in 17 categories of food a total of 155 batches of food, detected wine, meat products and pastries 3 categories of food a total of 4 batches of unqualified food, involving quality indicators, Microbial contamination and food additive problems.

Among them, the liquor produced by a certain brand was found to have a cyclamate content that did not meet the provisions of the national food safety standards.

Cyclamate, scientific name sodium cyclohexylsulfamate, is 40 to 50 times sweeter than sucrose. It is priced lower than saccharin and is one of the cheapest synthetic sweeteners. In China, it is widely used in various foods such as candied fruit, brewing, and beverages. However, cyclamate has no nutritional value, and if it is consumed in excess, it will cause damage to the liver and nervous system of the human body.