NBN EN 12857:1999

This draft European Standard specifies a high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for the determination of sodium cyclamate in foodstuffs (1), (2), (3). The method has been validated in an inter-laboratory test according to ISO 5725:1986 (4) which has been carried out with lemonade, orange juice beverage, fruit yogurt and spray cream. In the addition to the matrices investigated in the inter-laboratory test, experiences have shown that the method is also applicable to various foodstuffs, such as gherkins, canned morello cherries, pineapple, orange nectar, apricot jam, ...