PHYSICAL PROPERTIES : Calcium lactate is a almost tasteless white crystalline salt made by the action of lactic acid on calcium carbonate.
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES :Calcium Lactate has the highest solubility among all the Calcium Salts in organic acids.
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6H10CAO65H2O
SYNONYMS : 2 HYDROXYPROPANOICACID,CALCIUM LACTATE 5_HYDRATE,
USES : In food calcium lactate is used as baking powder. It is used by the beverage industry as a source of calcium to fortify fruits juices . It is also added to fresh cut fruits such as cantaloupes to keep them firm and extend their shell life, without causing the bitter taste caused by calcium chloride,which too can be used for this purpose.Aged cheese also contains a small amount of it.Medicinaly,Calcium lactate acts as a good source of calcium and is efficiently utilized in body due to its high absorption.quality.It is used as an antacid and help in covering up the calcium deficiencies in our body.It also has the quality of being absorbed at various PH and so it need not be taken with food for absorption.It gives a very slight effect on taste compared to other calcium salts.Tooth decay can be prevented when calcium lactate is added to sugar free products.Last but not the least ,calcium lactate is also most useful for beverage,jelly,gummy candy,candy products etc.due its quality of high solubility.

C₆H₁₀CaO₆

• White To Cream Coloured,Almost Odourless,Crystline Powder Or Granules,Soluble In Water
• Uses As Buffering,Dough Conditioner And Yeast Food