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Calcium malate

Calcium malate is a compound with formula Ca(C2H4O(COO)2). It is the calcium salt of malic acid. As a food additive, it has the E number E352.

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Names
IUPAC name
Calcium 2-hydroxybutanedioate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.037.710
E number E352 (antioxidants, ...)
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O5.Ca/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7;/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9);/q;+2/p-2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C4H6O5.Ca/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7;/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9);/q;+2/p-2
    Key: OLOZVPHKXALCRI-NUQVWONBAL
  • [Ca+2].[O-]C(=O)CC(O)C([O-])=O
Properties
C4H4CaO5
Molar mass 172.15 g/mol
slightly soluble1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Calcium malate is a compound with formula Ca(C2H4O(COO)2). It is the calcium salt of malic acid. As a food additive, it has the E number E352.

Calcium malate occurs naturally in maple sap, but is filtered out in the production of maple syrup.

It is related to, but different from, calcium citrate malate.2

References

References

  1. Commission directive 2000/63/EC of 5 October 2000 Official Journal of the European Communities
  2. Lamy, Olivier; Burckhardt, Peter (2014). "Calcium revisited: part II calcium supplements and their effects". BoneKEy Reports. 3: 579. doi:10.1038/bonekey.2014.74. PMC 4189255. PMID 25328675.