Food additives data book - wordpres

Colourings 162
NAME: Calcium carbonate
CATEGORY: Food colour
FOOD USE: Sugar confectionery/ Dairy creamers
SYNONYMS: E170/ C.I. 77220 Pigment White 18/ Chalk
FORMULA: CaCO3
MOLECULAR MASS: 100.1
ALTERNATIVE FORMS: N/A
PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White crystalline or amorphous powder
BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS N/A
PRESSURES (INCLUDING 760 mm Hg):
MELTING RANGE IN °C: N/A
FLASH POINT IN °C: N/A
IONISATION CONSTANT AT 25°C: N/A
DENSITY AT 20°C (AND OTHER N/A
TEMPERATURES) IN g/l:
HEAT OF COMBUSTION AT 25°C IN J/kg: N/A
VAPOUR PRESSURE AT VARIOUS N/A
TEMPERATURES IN mm Hg:
PURITY %: Not less than 98 on anhydrous basis
WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN %: 2