Food Grade Dicalcium Phosphate

White monoclinic crystal powder; odorless and colorless; it is soluble in diluted Hydrochloric Acid, Nitric Acid and Acetic Acid; slightly soluble in water but insoluble in Ethanol; its relative density is 2.32; stable in air; it will lose crystal water when heated to 75℃ and then convert to Dicalcium Phosphate Anhydrous.

 

In 25kg composite plastic woven/paper bag with PE liner.

Storage and transport:To be stored in a dry, ventilate and clean warehouse; Valid for two years.

 

 

In food industry, it is used as leavening agent, dough conditioner, buffer, nutritional supplement, emulsifier, and stabilizer, e.g. it is used as quality improver for flour, cake, biscuit and bakery.

Commonly, we add this product according to the proportion of 0.2-0.5%.

It can be adjustable according to the actual situation.

Detailed Description


Food Grade Dicalcium Phosphate
Molecular formula:CaHPO4·2H2O
Molecular Weight:172.09
Quality standards:

 

Name of indexes

GB1886.3-2021

FCC

USP

E 341 (ii)

Appearance

White crystal, crystal powder or particle

White powder

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White crystals or granulesgranular powder or powder

Assay (as CaHPO4.2H2O) %

98.0-105.0

97.0-105.0

98.0-105.0

98-102(after drying at 200 °C for 3h)

P2O5(on the anhydrous basis) %

-

-

-

50.0 - 52.5

Identification A

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white precipitate forms

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Identification B

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yellow precipitate of ammonium phosphomolybdate forms

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Test for calcium

-

-

-

Passes test

Test for phosphate

-

-

-

Passes test

Solubility

-

-

-

Sparingly soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol

Loss on ignition %

24.5-26.5

24.5-26.5

24.5-26.5

26.5(after ignition 800 °C ± 25 °C , 30 minutes)

Fluoride ≤%

50.0mg/kg(on the dried basis)

0.005%

0.005%

50.0 mg/kg (expressed as fluorine)

Heavy metals(As Pb) 

10mg/kg(on the dried basis)

-

0.003%

-

Lead      

2.0mg/kg(on the dried basis)

2 mg/kg

-

1.0 mg/kg

Arsenic   

2.0mg/kg(on the dried basis)

3 mg/kg

3 ppm

1.0 mg/kg

Cadmium ≤%

-

-

-

1.0 mg/kg

Mercury ≤%

-

-

-

1.0 mg/kg

Aluminium  

-

-

-

100mg/kg (only if added to food for infants)

200mg/kg (for all uses except food for infants and young children)

Acid-Insoluble Substances  ≤%

0.05(on the dried basis)

-

0.2

-

Chloride ≤%

-

-

0.25

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Sulfate ≤%

-

-

0.5

--

Carbonate

-

-

No effervescence occurs

-

Barium

-

-

No turbidity is produced within 10 min

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