Tricalcium Phosphate
MF: Ca3(PO4)2
Appearance: White crystal or shapeless powder
Application:In food industry, it is used as anticoagulant, nutritional supplement, calcium intensifier, PH regulator buffer, such as flour anticoagulant, additive for milk powder, sweets, pudding, and meat, refined aid agent for animal oil, yeast food and so on.
Quality standard: GB25558-2010, FCCV, E341(iii)
Storage and Transport: Kept in tightly closed containers, it should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from moisture and hot. Furthermore, it should be stored separately from poisonous substances. Handled with care , so as to avoid damaging to bags.
TEST ITEM | GB25558-2010 | FCCV | E341(iii) |
Assay(on the ignited basis)，≥% | | | 90 |
P2O5 content(anhydrous basis),% | | -- | 38.5-48.0 |
Description | 白色粉末 | White floating crystalline powder | A white,odourless powder which is stable in air |
Identification | | -- | Positive tests for calcium and for phosphate |
Solubility tests | -- | -- | practically soluble in water. insoluble in ethanol,soluble in dilute hydrochloric and nitric acid |
Content(Ca),% | 34.0-40.0 | 34.0-40.0 | |
Arsenic, ≤mg/kg | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Fluoride,≤mg/kg | 75 | 75 | 50 |
Heavy metals（As Pb),≤%mg/kg | 10 | -- | -- |
Lead,≤mg/kg | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Cadmium,≤mg/kg | -- | -- | 1 |
Mercury,≤mg/kg | -- | -- | 1 |
Loss on ignition,≤% (800℃±25℃ for 30 min) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 |
Solution clarity | Pass test | | |
Aluminium, ≤mg/kg | | | ≤150(foods for infants and children ≤200(for other uses) |
