Tricalcium Phosphate
Introduction
White fine powder solid which is stable in air, Free from extraneous material.
In food processing industry, it is used as anti-coagulant,buffer and nutrient food additive.
Specification
| Name of index | FCC-V | E 341(iii) |
| Assay (On the ignited basis), ≥% | 34.0-40.0(as Ca) | 90 |
| P2O5 Content(on the Anhydrous basis) ,% | – | 38.5–48.0 |
| Description | White floating crystalline powder | a white, odourless powder which is stable in air |
| Identification | – | Pass tests for calcium and phosphate |
| Solubility tests | – | Practically insoluble in water, insoluble in ethanol soluble in dilute hydrochloric and nitric acid |
| Arsenic ,≤mg/kg | 3 | 1 |
| Fluoride, ≤mg/kg | 75 | 50 |
| Lead, ≤mg/kg | 2 | 1 |
| Cadmium, ≤mg/kg | – | 1 |
| Mercury, ≤mg/kg | – | 1 |
| Aluminium, ≤mg/kg | – | Not more than 150 mg/kg (only if added to food for infants and young children)Not more than 500 mg/kg (for all uses except food for infants and young children). This applies until 31 March 2015Not more than 200 mg/kg (for all uses except food for infants and young children). This applies from 1 April 2015. |
| Loss on ignition, (After ignition at 800°C±25°C, 0.5 hour ≤% | 10.0 | 8 |
Beverage:Phosphates, phosphoric acid and complex blends provide solutions for many beverage applications
Dairy:Specialties that provide fundamental functionalities in dairy products enhancing appearance, eating quality and shelf life
Meat, Poultry, and Seafood:Functionally versatile products that provide enhanced texture, taste, quality for all types of meat, poultry and seafood products and reduce losses
Nutrition:A robust line of phosphate-based formulations enhance nutrition
Pet Food and Animal Feed:Phosphates that supplement nutrition and improve palatability in both pet food and animal feed
Potato and Produce:Ingredients that prevent discoloration of potatoes and improve the freshness of other produce
