甜蜜素

tiánmìsù

noun

Meanings

1 sodium cyclamate (artificial sweetener, E952)
2 cyclamate

Characters

-in, essence, element (chemistry suffix)

Examples

这款饮料用甜蜜素代替了蔗糖。

Zhè kuǎn yǐnliào yòng tiánmìsù dàitì le zhètáng.

This beverage uses sodium cyclamate in place of cane sugar.

食品监管部门查处了非法添加甜蜜素的商户。

Shípǐn jiānguǎn bùmén cháchǔ le fēifǎ tiānjiā tiánmìsù de shānghù.

Food regulators investigated merchants who illegally added sodium cyclamate.

Tips

usage

About 30–50× sweeter than sucrose. Permitted in China with limits but banned in the US since 1970 — a difference that periodically makes news when Chinese exports to the US are intercepted. Often flagged on ingredient labels in cheap pickled fruit (果脯) and low-cost soft drinks.

Stroke Order

甜 tián

蜜 mì

素 sù