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What is Dicalcium Phosphate?

Dicalcium phosphate, as you can easily find out, is a mineral that belongs to the calcium phosphate family. Calcium phosphates are salts obtained from phosphoric acid. The substance is used, among other things, as a dietary supplement, antacid, or for the treatment of calcium deficiency. The prefix "di" in the common name is formed because the formation of the compound consists in removing two parts of phosphoric acid.

Properties

Dicalcium phosphate is produced by neutralizing calcium hydroxide with phosphoric acid and phosphate dihydrate precipitating as a solid.

A very important property of dicalcium phosphate is that it is not harmful to humans. Therefore, the substance has been approved for use in food production by many institutions responsible for food safety.

Dicalcium phosphate is used in food production because of its many unique properties. These include a volumizing and anti-clumping effect that helps maintain the desired density, as well as regulating acidity to achieve the desired flavor of the final product. The shelf life of dicalcium phosphate is 2 years.