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Calcium ascorbate

Calcium ascorbate structure

Calcium ascorbate 

structure
  • CAS No:

    5743-27-1

  • Formula:

    C6H8O6.1/2Ca

  • Chemical Name:

    Calcium ascorbate

  • Synonyms:

    L-Ascorbic acid,calcium salt (2:1);Calci-C;Calcium ascorbate;Ascorbic acid calcium salt;Hemicalcium ascorbate;L-Ascorbic acid calcium salt;As-Cal;Calcascorbin;Calcio;Calcio-Ci;Calscorbate;Erivit C;Ascalan;Ascorvit CA;E 302;96653-51-9;1013967-72-0

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Antioxidant Ingredient

Description

White to slightly pale greyish-yellow odourless crystalline powder

Calcium ascorbate Basic Attributes

390.31

390.01100

227-261-5

DTXSID40110036

White crystalline powder

29280090

Characteristics

192.44000

-2.96900

white to slightly yellow Crystalline powder

415.8ºC at 760mmHg

180.4ºC

1.642

INSOL IN ETHER

D20 +95.6° (c = 2.4)

ODORLESS

Triclinic crystals. Specific optical rotation: +95.6 deg @ 20 °C/D (2.4%). Freely sol in H2O; practically insol in methanol, ethanol. Aq soln are neutral and oxidize quickly. /Dihydrate/|A white to slightly yellow crystalline powder; odorless. Soluble in water; slightly soluble in alcohol; insoluble in ether. pH of 10% soln is between 6.8 and 7.4. /Dihydrate/

Safety Information

3

S45-S36/37

AQ SOLN ... OXIDIZE QUICKLY.

SRP: At the time of review, criteria for land treatment or burial (sanitary landfill) disposal practices are subject to significant revision. Prior to implementing land disposal of waste residue (including waste sludge), consult with environmental regulatory agencies for guidance on acceptable disposal practices.

Calcium ascorbate used as a chemical preservative is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing or feeding practice.|Calcium ascorbate used as a chemical preservative in food for human consumption is generally recognized as safe when used in accordance with good manufacturing practice.

Drug Information

Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard oxidation reactions. They counteract the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues. (See all compounds classified as Antioxidants.)|Organic substances that are required in small amounts for maintenance and growth, but which cannot be manufactured by the human body. (See all compounds classified as Vitamins.)

calcium ascorbate

Calcium ascorbate Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

The product is obtained by neutralizing ascorbic acid with calcium carbonate or calcium oxide.

Uses

As an antioxidant, it can be used in meat products and soups according to our country's regulations. The maximum use amount is 1.0g/kg (calculated as ascorbic acid in oil); for instant noodles and pastries, the maximum use amount is 0.2g/kg; it can also be used for nutritional fortification. Agent. Antioxidant; ascorbic acid nutritional supplement; meat color protectant.

Production

(1972) PROBABLY GREATER THAN 4.54X10+5 GRAMS|(1975) PROBABLY GREATER THAN 4.54X10+5 GRAMS

PARENTERAL PREPN: CAL-C-BATE (KAY): EACH CC OF SOLN CONTAINS CALCIUM GLUCONATE 50 MG & CALCIUM ASCORBATE 50 MG WITH BENZYL ALCOHOL 1.5% & SODIUM BISULFITE 0.05% IN 10 ML CONTAINERS.|Grade: FCC /dihydrate/|The commercial product is the natural L(+)-enantiomer monohydrate

L-Ascorbic acid, calcium salt (2:1): ACTIVE|Therap cat: Vitamin (antiscorbutic)|The addition of ... stabilizers such as cysteine, has been patented: Karrer, US patent 2,442,461 (1948 to Hoffmann-La Roche).

DETERMINATION OF ASCORBIC ACID IN FOOD.

DETERMINATION OF ASCORBIC ACID IN BLOOD.

Food additives|Food Additives -> ANTIOXIDANT; -> JECFA Functional Classes

Food Additives -> ANTIOXIDANT;

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:390.31
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:6
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:12
Rotatable Bond Count:6
Exact Mass:390.0111167
Monoisotopic Mass:390.0111167
Topological Polar Surface Area:220
Heavy Atom Count:25
Complexity:520
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count:4
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:3
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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