Short Description:
CAS number: 299-28-5
Molecular formula: C12H22CaO14
Molecular weight: 430.37
Chemical structure:
| Basic Information | |
| Product name | Calcium gluconate |
| Grade | Food grade/Feed grade/ Pharma grade |
| Appearance | White Crystals or Crystalline Powder |
| Assay | 98% |
| Shelf life | 2 years |
| Packing | 25kg/carton |
| Characteristic | Stable.Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
| Condition | Cool Dry Place |
Description
Calcium gluconate is the calcium salt of gluconate, being an oxidative product of glucose containing 9.3% calcium. Calcium gluconate is a kind of mineral supplement and medication. It can be used for vein injection to treat the low blood calcium, high blood potassium, and magnesium toxicity. It is required only when there is not enough calcium in the diet. It is also used for the treatment of black widow spider bites to relieve muscle cramping and treatment of osteoporosis or rickets. It can also be used to decrease the capillary permeability in allergic conditions, nonthrombocytopenic purpura and exudative dermatoses.
Application and function
Calcium Gluconate is a white crystalline granule or powder that functions as a firming agent, formulation aid, sequestrant, and sta-bilizer. at room temperature the anhydrous form has a solubility of approximately 1 g in 30 ml of water, which improves in boiling water to approximately 1 g in 5 ml of water. it also exists as calcium gluconate (monohydrate). it is used as a source of calcium ions for sodium alginate gels, and as a calcium fortifier in baked goods, pud- dings, and dairy product analogs. it functions as a coagulation aid in milk and instant pudding powders and as a means of masking the bitter aftertaste of some artificial sweeteners.
In addition, Calcium gluconate is a great help to the bone formation and maintenance of normal excitability of nerve and muscle, it is used in calcium supplement for calcium deficiency of children, pregnant woven, nursing mothers and the aged. It is an effective and non-toxic calcium-supply nutrition.
