Calcium Citrate
Description
Calcium Citrate can be used as a calcium supplement, in acidic or slightly acidic beverages and juices, milk products and other nutritional supplements. It can also be used in Food Industry.
Applications and Effects
It is mainly used for Calcium supplements.It increase absorption rate of drugs in human body by 28%.
Specifications
| Tests | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Description | White odorless, crystalline powder. |
| Solubility | Slightly soluble in water, freely soluble in diluted 3 N hydrochloric acid and in diluted 2N nitric acid; insoluble in alcohol. |
| Identification | A) A white precipitate is formed. B) A voluminous white precipitate is formed, and it is soluble in hydrochloric acid. |
| Loss on Drying | Between 10.0 % and 13.3 %, dry it at 150°C for 4 hours. |
| Arsenic | Not more than 3 μg/g |
| Limit of Fluoride | Not more than 0.003% |
| Limit of acid – insoluble Substances | Not more than 0.2% |
| Lead | Not more than 0.001 % |
| Heavy Metals | Not more than 0.002 % |
| Assay | 97.5% to 100.5% (on dried basis) |