Calcium acetate

Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

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Mainterm CALCIUM ACETATE

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CAS number 62-54-4

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General Information

Chemical name	Calcium acetate
E No.	E 263
INS.	263
CAS number	62-54-4
Group	No
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) 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)	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
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

2D Structure
CID	6116
IUPAC Name	calcium;diacetate
InChI	InChI=1S/2C2H4O2.Ca/c21-2(3)4;/h21H3,(H,3,4);/q;;+2/p-2
InChI Key	VSGNNIFQASZAOI-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Canonical SMILES	CC(=O)[O-].CC(=O)[O-].[Ca+2]
Molecular Formula	Anhydrous:C4H6O4Ca
Wikipedia	calcium acetate

From Pubchem

Computed Properties

Property Name	Property Value
Molecular Weight	158.166
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	4
Rotatable Bond Count	0
Complexity	25.5
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint	A A A D c Y B g O A A A A A g A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A A A A A A A C A g A A C C A A A A A A I A A C Q C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area	80.3
Monoisotopic Mass	157.989
Exact Mass	157.989
Compound Is Canonicalized	True
Formal Charge	0
Heavy Atom Count	9
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Isotope Atom Count	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	3

From Pubchem

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organic acids and derivatives
Class	Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Subclass	Carboxylic acids
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Carboxylic acids
Alternative Parents	Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds Organic salts Organic oxides
Molecular Framework	Not available
Substituents	Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic salt - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboxylic acids. These are compounds containing a carboxylic acid group with the formula -C(=O)OH.

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