Sucaryl Artificial Sweetener Dispenser, circa 1967
THF135588 / Sucaryl Artificial Sweetener Dispenser, circa 1967
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Artifact Overview
Artificial sweeteners provide dieters and people with diabetes or other metabolic disorders with a sugar substitute. Sucaryl, a cyclamate-based sweetener, was first marketed to the public in 1951. Though Sucaryl promised sweet-tasting foods without adding calories, links to possible increased cancers risks spurred the Food and Drug Administration to ban cyclamates in 1969.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dispenser (Container)
Date Made
circa 1967
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
99.231.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Length: 1.313 in
Width: 1.875 in
Inscriptions
on front:
Sucaryl BRAND U.S. PAT. D-187.498
on back:
16 Tablets Sucaryl BRAND Compound Sodium Cyclamate Tablets A non-nutrive artificial sweetener. Each tablet contains cyclamate sodium 50 mg., saccharin 5 mg. Sucaryl-Abbott brand of low and non-caloric sweeteners. ABBOTT LABORATORIES North Chicago, Illinois
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