Comparing E341 - Calcium phosphates vs E542 - Bone phosphate

Overview

E341 - Calcium phosphates

Calcium phosphates (E341) are a group of calcium salts of phosphoric acid used in foods mainly as leavening acids, anti-caking agents, and acidity regulators. They also serve as calcium sources for fortification and help stabilize powders and blends. In ingredient lists, you may see them as monocalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, or tricalcium phosphate.

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E542 - Bone phosphate

Bone phosphate (E542) is a calcium phosphate prepared from edible animal bones. Food makers use it in tiny amounts to keep powders free-flowing or to carry other ingredients evenly. Because it comes from animal sources, it does not fit vegetarian, vegan, kosher, or halal diets unless a product is specifically certified.

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Synonyms
E341
Calcium phosphates
calcium phosphate
calcium phosphates
E 341
E-341
E542
Bone phosphate
Bone phosphate (Essentiale Calcium Phosphate‚ Tribasic)
Functions
acidity regulatoranticaking agentcarrierraising agentstabilizer
anticaking agent
Origins
Synthetic
Mineral
Animal
Products

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Popular questions

  1. How does calcium phosphate transfection work?

    DNA is mixed with calcium chloride and then added to a phosphate buffer to form fine calcium phosphate–DNA precipitates that attach to cells and are taken up (endocytosis), delivering the genetic material. This is a lab technique and not a food use of E341.

  2. What is mono calcium phosphate?

    Monocalcium phosphate [Ca(H2PO4)2], designated E341(i), is an acidic calcium phosphate used as a leavening acid and acidity regulator in baking, and it is relatively water‑soluble.

  3. What is dibasic calcium phosphate?

    Dibasic (dicalcium) phosphate [CaHPO4], E341(ii), is a sparingly water‑soluble calcium phosphate used as an anti‑caking agent, buffering agent, and mineral fortificant.

  4. Is calcium phosphate soluble in water?

    It depends on the form: monocalcium phosphate is fairly soluble, dicalcium phosphate is sparingly soluble, and tricalcium phosphate is practically insoluble.

  5. What is di calcium phosphate?

    Dicalcium phosphate (dibasic calcium phosphate, CaHPO4), E341(ii), is a low‑solubility form used in foods as an anti‑caking agent and as a calcium/phosphate fortificant.

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  1. Bone is what percent calcium phosphate?

    Roughly 60–70% of bone by weight is mineral, and that mineral is predominantly calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite); E542 is essentially this bone‑derived calcium phosphate used as a food additive.

  2. How do calcium and phosphate work together bone?

    They combine to form hydroxyapatite crystals that mineralize and stiffen the collagen scaffold of bone; E542 is that calcium phosphate mineral when isolated from animal bone for food use.

  3. How does bone tissue matrix serve as a storage site for calcium and phosphate ions?

    Bone stores calcium and phosphate as hydroxyapatite in its matrix and releases/deposits them through remodeling to help maintain blood levels; E542 corresponds to this mineral fraction extracted from bone.

  4. How does calcium or phosphate affect bone growth?

    Adequate calcium and phosphate are required for normal bone growth and mineralization, while deficiencies or imbalances impair skeletal development; as a food additive, E542 isn’t intended as a nutrient source and is used only in small amounts.

  5. How does calcium phosphate compare to bone?

    Calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite) is the inorganic mineral that makes bone hard, but natural bone also contains collagen and water; E542 is just this mineral component without the organic matrix.

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