Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Food Additives Approved by European Union:

  • Magnesium hydroxide [show]

General Information

Chemical Names: MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
CAS number: 1309-42-8
INS:

528

Functional Class: Food Additives
ACIDITY_REGULATOR
COLOUR_RETENTION_AGENT

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1965
ADI: NOT LIMITED
Meeting: 09
Specs Code: R (1975)
Report: NMRS 40/TRS 339-JECFA 9/16
Tox Monograph: FAS 67.29/NMRS 40A,B,C-JECFA 9/159
Specification: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS) (2002). R; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.2/297

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GSFA Provisions for MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE

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
01.1.3.2

Fluid buttermilk (plain)

GMP Note 261
09.2.2

Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP Note 16,Note XS166
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 266,Note 267

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID73981
IUPAC Namemagnesium;dihydroxide
InChIInChI=1S/Mg.2H2O/h;2*1H2/q+2;;/p-2
InChI KeyVTHJTEIRLNZDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Canonical SMILES[OH-].[OH-].[Mg+2]
Molecular FormulaMg(OH)2
Wikipediamagnesium hydroxide

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight58.319
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity0.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c Q A A M A A A 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 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 = =
Topological Polar Surface Area2.0
Monoisotopic Mass57.991
Exact Mass57.991
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count3
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count3

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomInorganic compounds
SuperclassMixed metal/non-metal compounds
ClassAlkaline earth metal oxoanionic compounds
SubclassAlkaline earth metal hydroxides
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentAlkaline earth metal hydroxides
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkNot available
SubstituentsAlkaline earth metal hydroxide - Inorganic hydride - Inorganic oxide - Inorganic salt
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkaline earth metal hydroxides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest oxoanion is hydroxide, and in which the heaviest atom not in an oxoanion is an alkaline earth metal.

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