Calcium Citrate
Calcium Citrate
Detailed Information
| Quality Indicators of Calcium Citrate Products | ||||
| Analysis Items | Specification | |||
| Pharmaceutical - grade | Food - grade | Feed - grade | Industrial - grade | |
| Content (calculated as Ca₃(C₆H₅O₇)₂) | ≥99.0% (USP) | ≥98.0% (GB 15571/FCC) | ≥95.0% | ≥92.0% |
| Calcium Content (calculated as Ca) | 20.5 - 21.5% | 19.5 - 21.0% | 18.0 - 20.5% | 17.0 - 19.0% |
| pH Value (10% Suspension) | 6.0 - 7.0 | 5.5 - 7.5 | - | - |
| Loss on Drying (150℃) | 10.0 - 13.0% | ≤14.0% | ≤15.0% | ≤18.0% |
| Heavy Metals (calculated as Pb) | ≤5 ppm | ≤10 ppm | ≤15 ppm | ≤30 ppm |
| Arsenic (As) | ≤1 ppm | ≤2 ppm | ≤3 ppm | ≤5 ppm |
| Lead (Pb) | ≤0.5 ppm | ≤1 ppm | ≤2 ppm | ≤5 ppm |
| Fluoride (F) | ≤10 ppm | ≤15 ppm | ≤30 ppm | ≤50 ppm |
| Insoluble Matter in Water | ≤0.01% | ≤0.02% | ≤0.05% | ≤0.2% |
| Sulfate (SO₄) | ≤0.01% | ≤0.03% | ≤0.1% | ≤0.5% |
| Chloride (Cl) | ≤0.005% | ≤0.01% | ≤0.05% | ≤0.1% |
Application Scope
1. Health Care: As a calcium supplement, it helps prevent and treat calcium - deficiency diseases and promotes bone health.
2. Food Industry: As a food additive, it provides a calcium source and enhances the nutritional value of foods, often used in beverages and dairy products.
3. Medicine: Used in the pharmaceutical industry as a calcium source and auxiliary ingredient to help maintain the body's calcium balance.
4. Agriculture: Used as a fertilizer to provide the calcium element required by plants, promoting plant growth and increasing crop yields.
Label Description
- Pharmaceutical - grade Calcium Citrate
- Food - grade Calcium Citrate
- Feed - grade Calcium Citrate
- Industrial - grade Calcium Citrate