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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Nutritive Additives 592<br />

NAME: Calcium-D-pantothenate<br />

CATEGORY: Nutritive <strong>additives</strong><br />

FOOD USE: Cereals and cereal products/ Dairy products/ Soft drinks/ Sugars, sugar preserves and confectionery<br />

SYNONYMS: Calcium N-(2,4-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-l-oxobutyl)-b-alanine/ Vitamin B5 (calcium salt)/ Calcium<br />

pantothenate<br />

FORMULA: C9H16NO5· 1 – 2 Ca<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 490.63<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Pantothenic acid<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White powder<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 170–172<br />

SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:<br />

in water: @ 20°C Soluble<br />

in ethanol solution: @ 5% Insoluble in alcohol @ 100% Insoluble<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Fortification of infant formulae, breakfast cereals, fruit drinks, sugar and cocoa confectionery, milk<br />

drinks, meal replacements<br />

TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: Direct food additive. Only D isomer has vitamin activity; both D and DL isomers used in food<br />

LEGISLATION: USA: CANADA: AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:<br />

Regulations: FDA 21CFR § <strong>Food</strong> and Drug Regulations: Japan approved (1% max. as calcium)<br />

182.5212, 184.1212, GRAS D.03.002

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