甜蜜素

tiánmìsù

noun

Meanings

1 sodium cyclamate (artificial sweetener, E952)
2 cyclamate

Characters

-in, essence, element (chemistry suffix)

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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 30-50x 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