MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

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Food Additives Approved in the United States

MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE [show][hide]

Mainterm MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

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CAS number 7786-30-3

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Food Additives Approved by European Union:

Magnesium chloride [show]

General Information

Chemical Names:	MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE
CAS number:	7786-30-3
INS:	511
Functional Class:	Food Additives FIRMING_AGENT COLOUR_RETENTION_AGENT

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Evaluations

Evaluation year:	1979
ADI:	NOT LIMITED
Meeting:	23
Specs Code:	R (1983)
Comments:	Included in the ADI group for hydrochloric acid and bases
Report:	TRS 648-JECFA 23/30
Tox Monograph:	FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C/141 (1965; HYDROCHLORIC ACID)
Specification:	COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 12/FNP 52 Add. 12/67 (METALS LIMITS) (2004). R; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.2/289

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GSFA Provisions for MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

Number	Food Category	Max Level	Notes
14.1.5	Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa	GMP	Note 160
09.2.4.1	Cooked fish and fish products	GMP	Note 241
01.2.1.2	Fermented milks (plain), heat-treated after fermentation	GMP	Note 234
08.1.2	Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted	GMP	Note 281
08.1.1	Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts	GMP	Note 16,Note 326
09.2.4.3	Fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP	Note 41
09.2.2	Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP	Note XS166
09.2.1	Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP	Note XS292,Note XS92,Note XS191,Note XS165,Note XS95,Note XS315,Note XS190,Note XS312,Note XS36
09.2.3	Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP	Note 16
11.4	Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings)	GMP	Note 258
09.2.5	Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms	GMP	Note 300

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Computed Descriptors

2D Structure
CID	5360315
IUPAC Name	magnesium;dichloride
InChI	InChI=1S/2ClH.Mg/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
InChI Key	TWRXJAOTZQYOKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Canonical SMILES	[Mg+2].[Cl-].[Cl-]
Molecular Formula	MgCl2· 6H2O
Wikipedia	magnesium chloride anhydrous

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Computed Properties

Property Name	Property Value
Molecular Weight	95.205
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	2
Rotatable Bond Count	0
Complexity	0.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint	A A A D c Q A A A A A G A 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 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	0.0
Monoisotopic Mass	93.923
Exact Mass	93.923
Compound Is Canonicalized	True
Formal Charge	0
Heavy Atom Count	3
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

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Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom	Inorganic compounds
Superclass	Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
Class	Alkaline earth metal salts
Subclass	Alkaline earth metal chlorides
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Alkaline earth metal chlorides
Alternative Parents	Inorganic chloride salts
Molecular Framework	Not available
Substituents	Alkaline earth metal chloride - Inorganic chloride salt - Inorganic salt
Description	This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkaline earth metal chlorides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest halogen atom is Chlorine, and the heaviest metal atom is a lanthanide.

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