Calcium Cyclamate: The first low cal - canned soda option!

The following is an excerpt from an article which appeared in the NPCC Newsletter.
updated: 9/3/07

"A very challenging and somewhat unique specialty in collectible soda cans is the early dietetic cans. The earliest sugar substitute for the canning industry was a product called calcium cyclamate. First developed in 1950 and banned in the U.S. in 1970, sodium and calcium cyclamates are still used in over 55 countries. In the early 1960's, saccharin was used in combination with calcium or sodium cyclamate as the sugar substitute and by the late 1960's, had replaced cyclamates all together."

How many companies actually produced cans containing calcium or sodium cyclamate?

My revised estimate is 107! Please see the list below: The total number of can generations identified so far that include calcium or sodium cylamates is: 174!

If you can identify any other brands, please drop me a note and I will add them to the list!

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To See actual images of most of these cans, please click on one of the following thumbnail pages: