
Calcium Chloride (E509)
- IUPAC Name
- calcium(2+)
- Molecular Formula
- Ca+2
- Molecular Weight (g/mol)
- 40.0800
- InChIKey
- BHPQYMZQTOCNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/Ca/q+2
- Synonyms & Trade Names
- calcium ion; Calcium(2+); Calcium cation; 14127-61-8; Calcium(2+) ion; Calcium ions; Calcium(2+)ions; Ca2+; Calcium (2+); Ca++; Calcium (II) ion; Calcium, ion (Ca2+); CaII; UNII-2M83C4R6ZB; 2M83C4R6ZB; CALCIUM ION(2+); CALCIUM, ION(CA2+); DTXSID7037638; Ca(2+); CHEBI:29108
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Technical Document
Calcium Chloride
Calcium chloride is manufactured by neutralizing hydrochloric acid with calcium hydroxide or limestone digestion followed by evaporation/crystallization, used as a firming agent, sequestrant/preservative, coagulant, stabilizer, and flavor enhancer (INS 509) that strengthens cell walls/proteins, controls microbial growth through water activity reduction, and provides calcium nutrition with salty mouthfeel enhancement. In the food industry, food-grade forms excel at texture retention in canned goods, cheese yield improvement, and low-sodium salt replacement.
