Calcium Citrate

• Product Name: Calcium Citrate
• Chemical Names: Calcium citrate; Tricalcium dicitrate; Acicontral; TRICALCIUM CITRATE; 813-94-5; Citracal
• Molecular Formula: (C₆H₆O₇)₂Ca₃4H₂O or C₁₂H₁₀Ca₃O₁₄
• Molecular Weight: 498.432 g/mol
• IUPAC Name: tricalcium;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
• CAS Number: 813-94-5
• Physical Description: Fine white powder
• Parent Compound: citric acid (CID 311)
• Melting point: Decomposes
• Boiling point: Decomposes
• Molar mass: 498.4334 g/mol (anhydrous) , 570.4945 g/mol (tetrahydrate)
• Appearance: White powder
• Odor: Odorless
• Density: 1.63 g/cm³ (anhydrous) , 2.00 g/cm³ (tetrahydrate)
• Solubility: Insoluble in alcohol
• Uses: It is used as a flavoring agent, as an antioxidant in foods, and as a sequestrating agent.

How does it work:

Treatment of osteoporosis, osteomalacia, rickets, hypoparathyroidism, and certain muscle diseases can be accomplished by using calcium supplements.

Applications Or where it is used:

You can take calcium citrate with or without food. However, calcium carbonate should be taken while eating. The stomach acid you produce while eating enhances the absorption of calcium carbonate.

Manufacturing process:

Calcium citrate is an intermediate in the process of getting citric acid from fungal fermentation, which is how citric acid is made industrially. Citric acid in the broth solution is neutralized by limewater, causing insoluble calcium citrate to precipitate

Dosage of usage:

• Age less than 50 years: 1 g/day
• Over 50 years females: 1.2 g/day
• Over 50 years males: 1 g/day
• Over 70 years males: 1.2 g/day
• Children under 6 months old: 200 mg/day
• Children 6-12 months old: 260 mg/day
• Children 1-3 years old: 700 mg/day
• Children 4-8 years old: 1000 mg/day
• Children 9-18 years old: 1300 mg/day

Side effects:

• Low blood pressure (hypotension)
• Headache
• Constipation
• Gas (flatulence)
• Belching
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Low blood phosphates (hypophosphatemia)

Warnings and precautions while using this product

In case of any of these uncommon but serious side effects, notify your doctor right away: headache, nausea/vomiting, mood changes, bone/muscle pain, loss of appetite, unusual weight loss, increased thirst/urination, unusual fatigue. It is rare for this drug to cause a very serious allergic reaction