CaH5O6P
172.09 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
Brushite
CAS7789-77-7EC626-863-9
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
calcium supplement and anticaking agent
Brushite, also known as dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, is a calcium phosphate salt commonly used as a calcium supplement and anticaking agent in food products. It appears as a white crystalline powder and provides a bioavailable source of calcium.
calcium supplementanticaking agentingredient in personal care products
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CAS 7789-77-7
Related Compounds
StrongSame Parent
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buffering agent and food additive
StrongSame Parent
Dicalcium phosphate
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mineral supplement and leavening agent
StrongSame Parent
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buffering agent and emulsifier
StrongSame Parent
Dibasic trihydratemagnesium phosphate
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mineral compound
SimilarStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.78
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Fertilizer ingredient
SimilarStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.78
Monobasic potassium phosphate
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buffer and sequestrant
ReferenceSame Category
Calcium hypophosphite
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corrosion inhibitor and antioxidant
ReferenceSame Category
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Iodine source in foods and feedstuffs
Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
calcium;hydrogen phosphate;dihydrate
InChIKey
XAAHAAMILDNBPS-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
O.O.OP(=O)([O-])[O-].[Ca+2]
Synonyms (24)
- Calcium phosphate dibasic dihydrate, puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, 98-102.5%
- Calcium phosphate, dihydrate, dibasic (USP)
- Aksepillen
- Brushite (Ca(HPO4).2H2O)
- CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIHYDRATE
- Calciumhydrogenphosphate,dih
- Calster (TN)
- D.C.P.
- Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate
- Eunova
- brushite