It is commonly used as a food additive, as a preservative, but sometimes for flavour. It is also found in some dietary calcium supplements. It is also used as a water softener because the citrate ions can chelate unwanted metal ions.
Chemical Name:Calcium Citrate
Description | |
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2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propane- tricarboxylic acid calcium salt (2:3) | |
5785-44-4 | |
CA3(C6H5O7)2 | |
1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, calcium salt (2:3), 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, calcium salt (2:3), tetrahydrate, 12405-04-8, 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid calcium salt (2:3), 5785-44-4, 813-94-5, Acicontral, C12H10Ca3O14, Calcium 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate (3:2), Calcium citrate, Calcium citrate (3:2), tetrahydrate, Calcium citrate, tribasic, Calcium citrate [USAN], CID13136, Citracal, Citric acid, calcium salt (2:3), Citrical, EINECS 212-391-7, HSDB 5756, LS-180488, Tribasic calcium citrate, tricalcium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate, TRICALCIUM CITRATE, tricalcium dicitrate, Tricalcium dicitrate tetrahydrate | |
It is mainly used for Calcium supplements. |