Calcium
Citrate Calcium citrate is the calcium salt
of citric acid. It is commonly used as a food additive (E**3),
usually as a preservative, but sometimes for flavor. In this sense,
it is similar to sodium citrate. Calcium citrate is also found in
some dietary calcium supplements (e.g. Citracal). Calcium makes up
*4.1% of calcium citrate (anhydrous) and *1.1% of calcium citrate
(tetrahydrate) by mass. Chemical
name: Calcium
Citrate Molecular formula:
Ca3(C6H5O7)2·4H2O Molecular weight:
**0.5 CAS
NO:
*******5 Character:
White powder，odorless,
slight deliquescence, hardly soluble in water
(0.**5g/**0ml *5 Celsius degree)，almost
insoluble in ethanol. It may start to lose crystal water when
heated to **0. The crystal will lose water completely when heated
to **0 Celsius degree Usage: In
food industry, it is used as chelae agent, buffer, coagulant,
calcareous intensified agent. According to
GB******4，it can be
used in soy products. Packaging:
It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound
plastic woven bag as the outer layer, the net weight of each bag is
*5kg. Storage and Transport:
It should be stored in a dry and ventilating warehouse, be cautious
to keep away from moisture and hot, unloaded with care so as to
avoid the damage. Furthermore, it should be stored separately from
poisonous substances. Specification
GB*********8 Content(as dry
baise),w/%
*8.****0.5.0 Arsenic, mg/kg no more
than 3 Lead
(P b), mg/kg no more than 5 Fluoride(as F) , w/% no more
than *0 Heavy metals (as Pb), mg/kg no more
than *0 Weight loss on ignition, w/%
*0.***3.3 Hydrochloric acid insoluble, w/% no
more than 0.2 clarity
qualified
Uses Calcium Citrate can be used as a
calcium supplement, in acidic or slightly acidic beverages and
juices, milk products and other nutritional supplements. It can
also be used in Food Industry.
