Calcium lactate

Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

General Information

Chemical nameCalcium lactate
E No.E 327
INS.327
CAS number814-80-2
GroupNo
Component of the group Group I, Additives (Group I)

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Authorisation of the use of this additive in Food Additives

The additive is authorised to be used in the following category(ies):
category(ies) Individual restriction(s)/exception(s) footnote
  • Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables (4.2.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Extra jam and extra jelly as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC (4.2.5.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC (4.2.5.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads (4.2.5.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven,salt (7.1.1)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)

  • Table-Top Sweeteners in powder form (11.4.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • quantum satis
  • Pain courant francais; Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek (7.1.2)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • quantum satis , only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek
  • Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC (13.1.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)
  • quantum satis , only processed cereal based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustment, L(+)-form only
  • Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (8.2)(legislation:601/2014, applicable as from 25/06/2014)
  • quantum satis , only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meat and meat preparations to which other ingredients than additives or salt have been added

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID13144
IUPAC Namecalcium;2-hydroxypropanoate
InChIInChI=1S/2C3H6O3.Ca/c2*1-2(4)3(5)6;/h2*2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q;;+2/p-2
InChI KeyMKJXYGKVIBWPFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Canonical SMILESCC(C(=O)[O-])O.CC(C(=O)[O-])O.[Ca+2]
Molecular Formula(C3H5O2)2Ca·nH2O (n = 0 - 5)
WikipediaL-calcium lactate

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight218.218
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count6
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity53.5
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Topological Polar Surface Area121.0
Monoisotopic Mass218.01
Exact Mass218.01
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count13
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count2
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count3

From Pubchem

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassCarboxylic acids and derivatives
SubclassCarboxylic acid derivatives
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentCarboxylic acid salts
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkNot available
SubstituentsSecondary alcohol - Carboxylic acid salt - Organic calcium salt - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic salt - Organic zwitterion - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboxylic acid salts. These are ionic derivatives of carboxylic acid.

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