Basic Info
| Alias | dibasic calcium phosphate , alcium monohydrogen phosphate | Abbreviation | DCP | Chemical formula | CaHPO4 |
| Molecular weight | 136.057 | CAS No. | 7757-93-9 | EINECS No. | 231-826-1 |
| Boiling point | 158 ℃ | Water solubility | slightly soluble | Density | 2.306 g/cm³(16℃) |
| Appearance | White crystalline powder | Safety Description | S26; S36 | Hazard symbol & description | Xi ; R36/37/38 |
Features and Advantages:
- High safety: as a widely used food additive, calcium phosphate is safe and harmless to human body under the specified usage amount.
- Multifunctionality: It can be used as a calcium supplement as well as to improve the texture and nutritional value of food.
- Stability: It remains stable and not easy to deteriorate during food processing and storage.
- Widely used: suitable for a wide range of foods and feeds to meet different nutritional and processing needs.
Typical Applications:
- As fortifier and bulking agent: Calcium hydrogen phosphate is mainly used as calcium supplement and bulking agent in food. It can be used in cookies, infant formula food, etc. The maximum use amount is 1.0g/kg.
- Quality Improver: Calcium phosphate can be used in fermented pasta products, such as steamed bread, bread, etc., according to the production needs of the appropriate amount of use.
- Feed additives: Calcium phosphate is used as feed additives to supplement the phosphorus and calcium elements in livestock feed, to promote the growth and development of livestock and poultry, and to prevent diseases.
Product Technical Index
| Content (as CaHPO4-2H2O) | PH | Scorch loss | Pb | F | As |
| 98.0-103.0% | ≤9.0% | 24.5-26.5% | ≤0.001% | <0.005% | <0.0002% |
