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Calcium Carbonate

Calcium carbonate is a fine white mineral powder used as a dietary calcium fortificant in plant milks, flours, cereals, and supplements, and also as an acidity regulator, anti-caking aid, and white opacifier in some foods. In fortification it supplies elemental calcium without the dairy matrix of milk minerals. Food grades are purified limestone, precipitated carbonate, or ground natural sources meeting heavy-metal limits. Particle size affects mouthfeel—ultrafine grades suspend in beverages with less chalkiness. At high dry levels it can taste dry or stony; at legal fortification doses it is usually undetectable.

Also known as: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Carbonate

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Kg Liters Whole

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Breeds & varieties

A sample of named types with their own origin and culinary profiles.

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Precipitated Calcium Carbonate

Oyster Shell Calcium

Ultrafine Beverage Grade

Ground Limestone

Ground Marble

Characteristics

Preparations

Fortified BeveragePowderPremixSuspended In LiquidTabletUltrafine Powder

Provenance

FCC GradeFood GradeHalalKosherUSP GradeVegan

Sources

Industrial ManufacturedMineral ExtractedPurified

Traits

Acid ReactiveAlkalineCalcium SourceFunctional Group: FortificantInsoluble In Water AloneMild Chalky At High DoseWhite Powder

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 394

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.96 g
Saturated Fat 0.52 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.19 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 21.5 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 91.2 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 80.5 g
Complex / starch 2.1 g
Protein 1.89 g
Water 4.64 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 394 kcal
Water 4.64 g
Carbohydrates 91.2 g
- Sugars 80.5 g
  - Monosaccharides 56.4 g
  - Disaccharides 24.2 g
- Starch 2.1 g
  - Amylose 0.53 g
  - Amylopectin 1.58 g
  - Digestible Starch 1.79 g
  - Resistant Starch 0.21 g
Protein 1.89 g
Fat 0.96 g
- Saturated Fat 0.52 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.21 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.19 g
  - Omega-3 0.02 g
  - Omega-6 0.1 g
Vitamins 25.3 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 2.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.11 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
Minerals 236 mg
- Major Minerals 229 mg
  - Calcium 34 mg
  - Sodium 21.5 mg
  - Potassium 174 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.3 mg
  - Iron 0.9 mg
  - Zinc 0.4 mg
  - Iodine 5 µg
Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.01 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.02 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.12 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.06 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 2.3 · vitamin-e: 0.11 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 21.45 · Potassium: 174 · Calcium: 34 · Iron: 0.9 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·

Refined processed sweeteners and additives are energy-dense carbohydrate with little else.

In the kitchen

Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Calcium Carbonate.

Pairs well with

Classic and complementary matches

BreadFortification
Cheese
CornNixtamal lineage minerals
Milk
Tortilla
Wheat

Usually avoid with

Often clash in flavour or tradition

History

3000 BCE

Ground limestone and chalk entered traditional medicines and food preparation as alkaline mineral powders.

1800

Chemists refined pure calcium carbonate for pharmaceutical antacids and industrial fillers.

1950

Food-grade calcium carbonate entered enrichment and tablet calcium supplements at scale.

1990

Calcium-fortified orange juices and later plant milks made carbonate a everyday beverage fortificant.

2010

Ultrafine and surface-treated carbonates improved suspension stability in alt-milks and clear beverages.