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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Nutritive Additives 616<br />

NAME: Calcium glycerophosphate<br />

CATEGORY: Nutritive additive<br />

FOOD USE: Breads/ Cereals/ Cornmeal/ Dietary supplements/ Dietetic foods/ Farina/ Flour/ Formulated liquid diets/<br />

Infant formulae/ Meal replacements/ Pasta/ Rice<br />

SYNONYMS: b-Glycerophosphate (calcium salt)/ Calcium glycerinophosphate/ Calcium phosphoglycerate/ CAS<br />

126-95-4/ EINECS 248-328-5<br />

FORMULA: C3 H7 Ca O6 P<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 210.14<br />

PROPERTIES: Odourless; almost tasteless; slightly hygroscopic; slightly alkaline. Bioavailability unknown<br />

APPEARANCE: Fine white powder<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: Decomposes above 170<br />

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

in water: Moderate @ 20°C Soluble in about 50 parts water @ 100°C Almost insoluble<br />

in ethanol solution: Insoluble<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Enrichment, fortification, or restoration. Also used as a stabiliser<br />

ALTERNATIVES: Calcium carbonate, calcium chloride, calcium citrate, calcium hydroxide, calcium lactate pentahydrate,<br />

calcium oxide, calcium phosphate monobasic, calcium phosphate dibasic, calcium phosphate tribasic,<br />

calcium pyrophosphate, calcium sulphate, ground limestone

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