Analysis of cyclamate sweeteners in elementary school student’s drink in South Denpasar Subdistrict

Abstract

Abstract Cyclamate is an artificial sweetener with a sweetness level of 30- 40 times greater than sucrose. This study aimed to determine the content and levels of cyclamate sweetener in unmarked beverages without labels that are prepared and sold by elementary school canteens in South Denpasar District. This research is a type of descriptive research that uses survey methods with simple random sampling techniques and experiments in the laboratory. The number of elementary schools in South Denpasar District is 72 schools. The population in this study were 145 types of unmarked beverages without labels that were prepared and sold by elementary school canteens in South Denpasar District. The number of samples sampled is 110 samples. The parameters of artificial sweeteners in this study were cyclamate tested by HPLC. Research data are presented in tables, graphs and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that of 110 samples containing 62 cyclamate (56.36%). Cyclamate levels that exceed the maximum limit requirements so that they do not meet the requirements of 44 samples (40%) and meet the requirements of 66 samples (60%), according to the maximum allowable limits refer to the Head of the Indonesian National Agency for Drug and Food Control No. 4 of 2014.