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IUPAC name 2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid calcium salt | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.019.656![]() |
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E number | E354(antioxidants, ...) |
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Properties | |
CaC4H4O6 | |
Molar mass | 190.16484 g/mol (anhydrous) 260.21 g/mol (tetrahydrate) |
Appearance | hygroscopic white powder or colorless crystals |
Density | 1.817 g/cm3 (tetrahydrate) |
Melting point | tetrahydrate decomposes at 160 °C anhydrous decomposes at 650 °C |
0.037 g/100 ml (0 °C) 0.2 g/100 ml (85 °C) | |
Structure | |
d orlrhombic dltriclinic | |
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Safety data sheet (SDS) | Calcium tartrate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Calcium tartrate, exactlycalciumL-tartrate, is a byproduct of thewine industry, prepared from winefermentation dregs.[1][2][3] It is thecalciumsalt ofL-tartaric acid, an acid most commonly found ingrapes.[4] Itssolubility decreases with lower temperature, which results in the forming of whitish (in red wine often reddish) crystalline clusters as it precipitates. AsE numberE354, it finds use as afood preservative andacidity regulator. Liketartaric acid, calcium tartrate has two asymmetric carbons, hence it has twochiralisomers and a non-chiral isomer (meso-form). Most calcium tartrate of biological origin is the chiral levorotatory (–) isomer.
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