
Calcium Lactate
Calcium lactate is a salt that consists of two lactate anions for each calcium cation (Ca2+). It is prepared commercially by the neutralization of lactic acid with calcium carbonate or calcium hydroxide. Approved by the FDA as a direct food substance affirmed as generally recognized as safe, calcium lactate is used as a firming agent, flavoring agent, leavening agent, stabilizer, and thickener. Calcium lactate is also found in daily dietary supplements as a source of calcium. It is also available in various hydrate forms, where calcium lactate pentahydrate is the most common. — DrugBank
- IUPAC name
- calcium bis(2-hydroxypropanoate)
- Molecular formula
- C6H10CaO6
- Molecular weight
- 218.22 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 218.0103289 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 121.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 3
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2106111
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0020236
- PubMed:3037475
- PubMed:1657745
- PubMed:1612181
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